TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid

 Today is Thursday  August 31, 2006.
 This is the 243rd day of the year, there are 122 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1915 The temperature at Bartlesville OK dipped to 38 degrees
            to establish a state record for the month of August.
    In 1954 Hurricane Carol swept across eastern New England killing
            60 persons and causing 450 million dollars damage.  It
            was the first of three hurricanes to affect New England
            that year.
    In 1971 The low of 84 degrees and high of 108 degrees at Death
            Valley CA were the coolest of the month.  The average
            daily high was 115.7 degrees that August, and the average
            daily low was 93.4 degrees.
    In 1984 Lightning ignited several forest fires in Montana, one of
            which burned through 100,000 acres of timber and
            grassland.
    In 1987 Eight cities in Washington and Oregon reported record
            high temperatures for the date, including Eugene OR and
            Portland OR with afternoon highs of 102 degrees.  The
            high of 102 at Portland smashed their previous record for
            the date by twelve degrees.  Frost was reported in South
            Dakota.  Aberdeen SD established a record for the month
            of August with a low of 32 degrees.  Britton SD dipped to
            31 degrees.
    In 1988 August ended on a relatively mild and tranquil note for
            most of the nation.  Forest fires in the northwestern
            U.S. scorched 180,000 acres of land during the last week
            of August.
    In 1989 Thunderstorms developing along a stationary front spread
            severe weather from Minnesota to Indiana through the
            course of the day and night.  Thunderstorms in Minnesota
            produced baseball size hail near Saint Michael and
            Hutchinson, and drenched Moose Lake with nine inches of
            rain in six hours.  Tucson AZ hit 100 degrees for a
            record 79th time in the year, surpassing the record
            established the previous year.
    In 2002 Typhoon Ruso slammed into South Korea, causing major
            flooding and damage.
    In 2005 Tropical Storm Lee, the 12th storm of the very active
            2005 hurricane season, formed in the Atlantic between
            Bermuda and the Azores...but no threat to land.

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