Weather History
For Wednesday,June 18,2014
For Wednesday,June 18,2014
1875
- A severe coastal storm (or possible hurricane) struck the Atlantic
coast from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia. Eastport ME reported wind gusts to
57 mph. (David Ludlum)
1958
- Hailstones up to four inches in diameter killed livestock as a storm
passed from Joliet to Belfry in Carbon County MT. (The Weather Channel)
1970
- Wind and rain, and hail up to seven inches deep, caused more than
five million dollars damage at Oberlin KS. (The Weather Channel)
1987
- It was a hot day in the Upper Great Lakes Region. Nine cities in
Michigan and Wisconsin reported record high temperatures for the date.
The high of 90 degrees at Marquette, MI, marked their third straight day
of record heat. Severe thunderstorm in the Northern and Central High
Plains Region spawned half a dozen tornadoes in Wyoming and Colorado.
Wheatridge, CO, was deluged with 2.5 inches of rain in one hour. (The
National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988
- Severe thunderstorms in eastern North Dakota and northern Minnesota
produced hail three inches in diameter and spawned four tornadoes in
Steele County. Thunderstorms also produced wind gusts to 80 mph at
Clearbrook MN. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989
- Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in the southwestern U.S. In
Arizona, afternoon highs of 103 degrees at Winslow, 113 degrees at
Tucson, and 115 degrees at Phoenix were records for the date. (The
National Weather Summary)
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