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

 Today is Sunday  August 6, 2006.
 This is the 218th day of the year, there are 147 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1890 Thunderstorms left four inches of hail covering the
            ground in Adair and Union Counties in Iowa.  The hail
            drifted into six foot mounds, and in some places remained
            on the ground for twenty-six days.
    In 1918 Unusually hot weather began to overspread the Atlantic
            Coast States, from the Carolinas to southern New England.
            The temperature soared to an all-time record high of 106
            degrees at Washington D.C., and Cumberland and
            Keedysville hit 109 degrees to establish a state record
            for Maryland.  Temperatures were above normal east of the
            Rockies that month, with readings much above normal in
            the Lower Missouri Valley.  Omaha NE reached 110 degrees.
    In 1959 A bucket survey showed that thunderstorms dropped
            16.70 inches of rain on parts of Decatur County IA.  The
            total was accepted as Iowa's 24 hour rainfall record.
    In 1986 Evening thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 100 mph at
            Winner SD damaging two hundred homes.
    In 1987 Afternoon thunderstorms deluged Milwaukee WI with
            6.84 inches of rain, including more than five inches in
            two hours, breaking all previous rainfall records for the
            city.  Floodwaters were four feet deep at the Milwaukee
            County Stadium, and floodwaters filled the basement of
            the main terminal at the airport.  Flooding caused 5.9
            million dollars damage, and claimed the life of one
            person. Death Valley CA reported a morning low of
            97 degrees.  A midday thunderstorm deluged Birmingham AL
            with nearly six inches of rain in one hour.
    In 1988 Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging
            winds in Pennsylvania and New York State.  A cold front
            crossing the northwestern U.S. produced wind gusts to 66
            mph at Livingston MT.
    In 1989 Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced
            severe weather from northwestern Texas to the Southern
            Appalachians, and in the northeastern U.S.  There were
            136 reports of large hail or damaging winds during the
            day and evening.  Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains
            produced tennis ball size hail northwest of Buffalo OK,
            and wind gusts to 100 mph at Pampa TX.

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