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July 9 1932: A tornado touches down near Springfield and moves into St. James, causing 500 thousand dollars in damage. For Thursday, July 9, 2026 1860 - A hot blast of air in the middle of a sweltering summer pushed the mercury up to 115 degrees at Fort Scott and Lawrence, KS. (David Ludlum) 1882 - Ice formed on the streets of Cheyenne, WY, during a rare summer freeze. (David Ludlum) 1936 - The temperature hit an all-time record high of 106 degrees at the Central Park Observatory in New York City, a record which lasted until LaGuardia Airport hit 107 degrees on July 3rd in 1966. (The Weather Channel) 1968 - Columbus, MS received 15.68 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a record for the state. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Michigan. A tornado near Munising, MI, destroyed part of a commercial dog kennel, and one of the missing dogs was later found unharmed in a tree top half a mile away. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Twenty-three cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Alpena, MI, and Buffalo, NY, suffered through their sixth straight day of record heat. The percentage of total area in the country in the grips of severe to extreme drought reached 43 percent, the fourth highest total of record. The record of 61 percent occurred during the summer of 1934. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Morning thunderstorms produced very heavy rain in southern Lower Michigan and northern Indiana. Up to 5.6 inches of rain was reported in Berrien County, MI. Sioux Falls SD reported a record high of 108 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) Observances: 9 Fri Law Enforcement Appreciation Day 9 Fri Balloon Ascension Day 9 Fri International Choreographers Day 9 Fri National Apricot Day 9 Fri National Austin Day 9 Fri National Carter Day 9 Fri National Faith Day 9 Fri National Law Enforcement Day 9 Fri National WONK Day 9 Fri National Word Nerd Day 9 Fri Play God Day 9 Fri Static Electricity Day

Shallow 5km, so yes, some movement could be felt. A quick rattling of stuff in the house more likely.

July 8 2002: A three-day deluge ends in central Minnesota with 10 inches in northern Kanabec county and 9.5 inches in southwest Aitkin County. 1974: Minnesota experiences an intense heat wave, with the Twin Cities reaching 101, the warmest temperature in 26 years. For Wednesday, July 8, 2026 1816 - Frost was reported in low places throughout New England. (David Ludlum) 1950 - The town of York, NE, was deluged with 13.15 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel) 1975 - Three people were killed and six others were injured when lightning struck a walnut tree near Mayo, FL. The nine people were stringing tobacco under a tin shed when the bolt hit the nearby tree. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Thunderstorms in the central U.S. produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Waterloo, IA, 6.38 inches of rain at Tescott, KS, and twenty-five minutes of ping-pong ball size hail at Drummond, OK. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Thirty cities in the north central and northeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Beckley, WV, equalled their all-time record with a high of 93 degrees. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms spawned seven tornadoes in Adams and Logan counties of eastern Colorado, and hail caused 2.3 million dollars damage in Adams, Logan and Washington counties. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Sixteen cities in the central and western U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. The high of 103 degrees at Denver, CO, equalled their record for July, and a 110 degree reading at Rapid City, SD, equalled their all-time record high. Denver reported a record five straight days of 100 degree heat, and Scottsbluff, NE, reported a record eight days in a row of 100 degree weather. (The National Weather Summary) Observances: 8 Wed National Love Your Skin Day 8 Wed National Raspberry Day 8 Wed National Video Game Day 8 Wed Be a Kid Again Day 8 Wed Math 2.0 Day 8 Wed National Blueberry Day 8 Wed National Freezer Pop Day 8 Wed National Ice Cream Sundae Day 8 Wed Oneofusismissing Day 8 Wed SCUD Day 8 Wed National Chocolate with Almonds Day

Dear God, that guy nearly got creamed. Very close call.

0.12" of rain last night. Cooler day on tap today with a high around 70.

Nice batch of rain moving in for the night. Hope another 1-2" falls across the Northland. Many still need it.

Nice n warm aftrn. 80 with 69 dew. Last night's rain helped with that.

Snow season 25/26 showing another very warm year. 5 & 10 year trend charts shown respectively.

Early data in for June, and we ended near avg on the + side. 5 & 10 yr trend charts shown respectively.

July 7 2000: Torrential rains douse the southern Twin Cities metro area with 8 inches in a three to five hour span in northern Dakota county. Eagan receives the most damage; many homes were flooded. 1955: A tornado hits Marshall, leaving one dead and 13 injured. Hail causes one million dollars in damage. For Tuesday, July 7, 2026 1905 - The mercury soared to 127 degrees at Parker, AZ, to tie the state record established at Fort Mohave on the 15th of June in 1896. (The Weather Channel) 1915 - A severe wind and thunderstorm caused heavy damage and 38 deaths in and near Cincinnati, OH. Many older buildings were demolished. The steamship Dick Fulton was overturned. (The Weather Channel) 1981 - Montana was in the midst of a snowstorm that dumped ten inches at Glacier National Park, and produced winds to 90 mph. Meanwhile, Denver, CO, set a record high with a reading of 101 degrees. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Thunderstorms spawned eight tornadoes in Colorado, and three in West Texas. Thunderstorms also produced softball size hail at Bula, TX. In the midst of a record thirty-nine day string of 100 degree days, the temperature at Tucson, AZ, dipped to 66 degrees, marking their third straight record low for the date. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Thirty-eight cities in the north central and northeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Youngstown, OH, hit 100 degrees, and for the second day in a row, Flint, MI, reached 101 degrees, equalling all-time records for those two cities. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather during the day, with more than 100 reports of large hail and damaging winds from Ohio to Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Thunderstorm winds reached 90 mph in Sullivan County, NH, and golf ball size hail was reported in Pennsylvania. Twenty-four cities, mostly in the southwestern U.S., reported record high temperatures for the date. Afternoon highs of 105 degrees at Cedar City, UT, and 114 degrees at Moab, UT, were all-time records for those locations. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) Observances: 7 Tue World Chocolate Day 7 Tue Global Forgiveness Day 7 Tue International Peace & Love Day 7 Tue National Deck Day 7 Tue National Dive Bar Day 7 Tue National Dora Day 7 Tue National Day of Rock ‘n’ Roll 7 Tue National Father Daughter Take a Walk Day 7 Tue National Koi Day 7 Tue National Macaroni Day 7 Tue National Strawberry Sundae Day 7 Tue Tell the Truth Day

1.20" of rain with some lightning n thunder for effect last night. A good soaker. Highs around 80 today. That'll feel nice.

Another nice day on tap with temps in the 70's. Lake breeze more E today will be less chilly than NE breezes.

July 6 1936: A high of 104 degrees is recorded at Minneapolis. For Monday, July 6, 2026 1893 - A violent tornado killed 71 persons on its forty-mile track across northwestern Iowa. Forty-nine persons were killed around Pomeroy, where eighty percent of the buildings were destroyed, with most leveled to the ground. Photos showed most of the town without a wall or tree left standing. (The Weather Channel) 1928 - A hailstorm at Potter, NE, produced a stone which was 5.5 inches in diameter, and seventeen inches in circumference, weighing a pound and a half. (David Ludlum) 1985 - Lightning struck a large transformer in Salt Lake County sending a 200 foot fireball into the air and blacking out almost the entire state for up to five hours. (The Weather Channel) 1986 - Thunderstorm rains during the mid morning hours, and again during the evening, produced major flash-flooding at Leavenworth, KS. The official rainfall total was 10.37 inches, but unofficial totals exceeded twelve inches. At nearby Kansas City, the rainfall total of 5.08 inches was a daily record for July. (Storm Data) 1987 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in twenty-one states east of the Rockies, with severe weather reported in Kentucky and Indiana for the second day in a row. A thunderstorm produced more than five inches of rain in one hour near Reynolds, IL. Rochester, NY, was soaked with 3.25 inches, a record 24 hour total for the month of July. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Thirty-six cities in the north central and northeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Afternoon highs of 98 degrees at International Falls, MN, and 101 degrees at Flint, MI, equalled all-time records. Highs of 96 degrees at Muskegon, MI, and 97 degrees at Buffalo, NY, were records for July. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in the southwestern U.S. Ten cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Las Vegas, NV, with a reading of 115 degrees. Hanksville, UT, reached 112 degrees, Bullhead City, AZ, hit 120 degrees, and Death Valley, CA, soared to 126 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) Observances: 6 Mon International Kissing Day 6 Mon National Fried Chicken Day 6 Mon Capital City Day 6 Mon National Air Traffic Control Day 6 Mon National Patio Umbrella Day 6 Mon Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day 6 Mon Umbrella Cover Day 6 Mon Virtually Hug a Virtual Assistant Day 6 Mon World Zoonoses Day 6 Mon National Hand Roll Day

July 5 1999: Flooding occurs over the Arrowhead. The largest 24-hour rainfall total is 8.84 inches in central St. Louis County. Note: Here in Two Harbors, flash flooding from 5+" of rain in a few short hrs overnight caused 7th Ave (Hwy 61) thru town to turn into a river as Skunk Creek overflowed it banks right where it crosses next to the railroad bridge. The 400 Blk of 6th Ave was submerged, as the creek passes thru there. Very low area there. Waters overwhelmed the large culvert under 4th St at the 6th Ave/4th St intersection. The school bus garage/old football field area was also overwhelmed with running water across the road. As the creek mouth is at Burlington Bay, the water went over the Burlington Bay Rd , and washed away the entire beach area. I was awakened around 3 am with lots of thunder, and my basement was starting to flood a little. So as I dealing with that. When I looked outside in the predawn light around 5 am, the waters coming down 7th Ave looked like a rapids. Large amounts of gravel/rocks/driftwood were strewn all over the road when the waters subsided. At the Knife River Bridges on the freeway, water was flowing right at the bottom of those, and down on the Scenic Hwy, water was flowing over the bridge there, trapping wood in its rails. Similar event happened again in the summer of 2012. For Sunday, July 5, 2026 1891 - Sixteen horses were killed by hail, and many more have to be put to death due to injuries from a hailstorm at Rapid City, SD. (The Weather Channel) 1900 - A spectacular three day fire began when a bolt of lightning struck a refinery in Bayonne NJ. (David Ludlum) 1916 - A hurricane produced 82 mph winds, an 11.6 foot tide, and a barometric pressure of 28.92 inches at Mobile, AL. (David Ludlum) 1937 - The temperature at Medicine Lake, MT, soared to 117 degrees to establish a state record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) 1937 - Midale and Yellow Grass in Saskatchewan hit 113 degrees to establish an all-time record high for Canada that same day. (The Weather Channel) 1970 - The morning low at Death Valley CA was 103 degrees, and the high that afternoon was 120 degrees. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Severe thunderstorms raked south central Kansas for the second morning in a row. Thunderstorm winds again gusted to 80 mph at Clearwater, and in the Wichita area reached 100 mph. Twenty-five persons were injured at a trailer park at El Dorado Lake. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms spawned eleven tornadoes in Montana and three in North Dakota. Baseball size hail was reported at Shonkin, MT, and wind gusts to 85 mph were reported south of Fordville, ND. Twenty cities in the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Fargo ND with a reading of 106 degrees. Muskegon, MI, equalled their July record with a high of 95 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Moisture from what once was Tropical Storm Allison triggered thunderstorms over the Middle Atlantic Coast Region, which deluged Wilmington, DE, with a record 6.83 inches of rain in 24 hours, including 6.37 inches in just six hours. Up to ten inches of rain was reported at Claymont, northeast of Wilmington. July 1989 was thus the wettest month in seventy years for Wilmington, with a total of 12.63 inches of rain. Alamosa CO reported an all-time record high of 94 degrees, and Pierre, SD, hit 113 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) Observances: 5 Sun National Bikini Day 5 Sun National Workaholics Day 5 Sun Pet Remembrance Day 5 Sun Mechanical Pencil Day 5 Sun National Apple Turnover Day 5 Sun National Graham Cracker Day 5 Sun National Hawaii Day 5 Sun National Outdoor Lights Day 5 Sun Work Without Your Hands Day

Pleasant day on tap with a Lake breeze again. Highs around 70.