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

 Today is Thursday  July 14, 2005.
 This is the 195th day of the year, there are 170 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1936 Extreme heat prevailed across the central U.S. as severe
            drought raged from Texas to the Dakotas.  Record high
            temperatures were established in sixteen states that
            summer, including readings as high as 120 degrees in the
            Great Plains Region.  On this particular date, afternoon
            highs for 113 stations across the state of Iowa averaged
            108.7 degrees.
    In 1955 Lightning forked into the crowd at England's Ascot race track,
            bowling people over "like nine-pins." 2 died, 44 injured.
    In 1957 Hail, with some stones up to an inch in diameter, covered
            the ground to a depth of three inches ruining crops in
            the Bath area of New Hampshire.
    In 1987 Severe thunderstorms in Iowa produced eight inches
            of golf ball size hail near Grafton IA, completely
            stripping corn stalks in the area.  Hail caused more than
            a million dollars damage to crops in Worth and Mitchell
            counties, and another million dollars damage in Ada and
            Crawford counties.  Unseasonably cool weather prevailed
            in the Great Plains Region.  Eight cities reported record
            low temperatures for the date, including Duluth MN with
            a reading of 37 degrees.
    In 1988 Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging
            winds in the Northern Atlantic Coast Region during
            the afternoon and evening hours.  Thunderstorms also
            spawned a rather strong tornado near Westtown NY, and
            drenched Agawam MA with four inches of rain.
    In 1989 Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe
            weather from eastern New Mexico to central Nebraska.  One
            hundred soldiers were injured by flying debris and
            collapsing tents during a thunderstorm near Trinidad CO.
            Thunderstorms in Colorado produced wind gusts to 77 mph
            at La Junta.  Early morning thunderstorms produced
            torrential rains over parts of Louisiana, with 7.50
            inches at Carencro, and 5.85 inches at Morgan City.

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