Monday, August 5, 2013

This Day In Weather History for August 5,2013,from accuweather.com

Delaware Co., PA (1843)
Delaware County flood. Darby, Drum, Ridley and Chester creeks were turned to raging rivers by high intensity rains. A total of 16" of rain in 3 hours, 5.5" in 40 minutes. 19 people were killed and 32 county bridges were lost at a replacement cost of $25,000.
Persian Gulf (1924)
Water temperature of 96 degrees as measured by a ship.
Bhubaneswar, India (2007)
13.34 inches of rain within 48 hours.

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