Weather History
For Saturday,July 29,2017
For Saturday,July 29,2017
1898
- The temperature at Prineville, OR, soared to 119 degrees to establish
a state record, which was tied on the 10th of August at Pendleton. (The
Weather Channel)
1905
- Heavy rain in southwestern Connecticut caused a dam break, and the
resulting flood caused a quarter of a million dollars damage at
Bridgeport. As much as eleven inches of rain fell prior to the flood.
(David Ludlum)
1981
- Fifty cattle, each weighing 800 pounds, were killed by lightning near
Vance, AL. The lightning struck a tree and then spread along the ground
killing the cattle. (The Weather Channel)
1987
- Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Minnesota to Indiana and
Illinois. A thunderstorm at Janesville, WI, produced wind gusts to 104
mph which flipped over two airplanes, and blew another plane 300 feet
down the runway. The northeastern U.S. experienced some relief from the
heat. Nine cities reported record low temperatures for the date,
including Saint Johnsbury, VT, with a reading of 42 degrees. Barnet, VT,
reported a morning low of 33 degrees, with frost reported on
vegetation. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
1988
- Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in
Minnesota and Wisconsin. Hail three inches in diameter was reported
south of Saint Cloud, MN. Hot weather prevailed in the western U.S.
Fresno, CA reported a record thirteen straight days of 100 degree heat.
(Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
1989
- Morning thunderstorms in the Upper Midwest produced more than five
inches of rain west of Virgil, SD. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms
deluged the foothills and adjacent plains of Colorado with heavy rain.
Rains of six to seven and a half inches fell in eight hours north of
Greeley. Hail and heavy rain caused several million dollars damage in
Weld County. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
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