Brian D

Finished up updating datasets. I have charting for different sections of the US. Since we ended the 25/26 snow season, I'm posting the snow season charts for the 7 sections of the US plus the US as a whole. Only have data back 1806 for the western half of the country, so the US chart starts there, also.

July 27 1910: Giant hailstones fall in Todd and Wadena Counties. One stone weighed in at 5 pounds. For Monday, July 27, 2026 1926 - A hurricane came inland near Daytona Beach, FL. The hurricane caused 2.5 million dollars damage in eastern Florida, including the Jacksonville area. (David Ludlum) 1939 - The temperature at Lewiston, ID, hit 117 degrees to establish an all-time record high for that location. (The Weather Channel) 1943 - On a whim, and flying a single engine AT-6, Lieutenant Ralph O'Hair and Colonel Duckworth were the first to fly into a hurricane. It started regular Air Force flights into hurricanes. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Thunderstorms in Minnesota spawned a tornado which moved in a southwesterly direction for a distance of thirty miles across Rice County and Goodhue County. Trees were uprooted and tossed about like toys, and a horse lifted by the tornado was observed sailing horizontally through the air. Thunderstorms drenched La Crosse, WI, with 5.26 inches of rain, their second highest 24 hour total of record. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Hot weather prevailed in the north central U.S. Williston, ND, reported a record high of 108 degrees. Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the eastern U.S., and in southeastern Texas. Richland County, SC, was soaked with up to 5.5 inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in the southwestern U.S. Yuma, AZ, experienced their most severe thunderstorm of record. Strong thunderstorm winds, with unofficial gusts as high as 95 mph, reduced visibilities to near zero in blowing dust and sand. Yuma got nearly as much rain in one hour as is normally received in an entire year. The storm total of 2.55 inches of rain was a record 24 hour total for July. Property damage due to flash flooding and high winds was in the millions. (Storm Data) 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Wisconsin and northern Illinois to New England, with 103 reports of large hail and damaging winds through the day. Thunderstorms in Wisconsin produced hail three inches in diameter near Oshkosh, and wind gusts to 65 mph at Germantown. (The National Weather Summary) Observances: 27 Mon National Scotch Day 27 Mon National Creme Brûlée Day 27 Mon Barbie-in-a-Blender Day 27 Mon Cross Atlantic Communication Day 27 Mon National Chicken Finger Day 27 Mon National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day 27 Mon National Love is Kind Day 27 Mon National New Jersey Day 27 Mon National Roanoke Community Beautification Day 27 Mon Take Your Houseplant For A Walk Day 27 Mon Take Your Pants for a Walk Day 27 Mon Walk On Stilts Day 27 Mon Gary Gygax Day

Breezy Lake winds today. Actually feels nice. Looks like 0.02"-0.83" of rain around TH from last night.

Peaked 85/76/95 here in town today. Muggy! Cloudy most of the day, but when the sun did peak out temp jumped. Midday, then again during the evening. Some shwrs/stms passed thru, but not much fell.

Svr wx possible around the Northland tonight. But there is a cap in play, so we'll see what can break that.

July 26 1981: A chilly morning occurs across the Northland, with 33 degrees at Roseau and Wannaska. For Sunday, July 26, 2026 1819 - Twin cloudbursts of fifteen inches struck almost simultaneously at Catskill, NY, and Westfield, MA. Flash flooding resulted in enormous erosion. (David Ludlum) 1943 - Tishomingo, OK, baked in the heat as the mercury soared to 121 degrees, a state record. (The Weather Channel) 1960 - The temperature at Salt Lake City, UT, hit 107 degrees, an all-time record high for that location. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced hail two inches in diameter in McHenry County, IL, and wind gusts to 70 mph at Auburn, ME. A wind gust of 90 mph was recorded at Blairstown, NJ, before the anemometer broke. The high winds were associated with a small tornado. The record high of 88 degrees at Beckley, WV, was their sixth in a row. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in the Middle Atlantic Coast Region, and in the south central U.S. Eight cities in the northwestern and north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Salem, OR, hit 103 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Morning thunderstorms produced heavy rain in southeastern Texas, with more than three inches reported at the Widllife Refuge in southwestern Chambers County. Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in Montana, with wind gusts to 62 mph reported at Helena. Eight cities from Maine to Minnesota reported record high temperatures for the date, including Newark, NJ, with a reading of 99 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) Observances: 26 Sun Uncle and Aunt Day 26 Sun Parents' Day 26 Sun National Disability Independence Day 26 Sun Auntie's Day 26 Sun Holistic Therapy Day 26 Sun National All or Nothing Day 26 Sun National Bagelfest Day 26 Sun National Coffee Milkshake Day 26 Sun National Saint Day 26 Sun One Voice Day 26 Sun World Mangrove Day 26 Sun World Tofu Day 26 Sun National Aunt and Uncle Day

Cloudy morning. Suppose to be sunny today with stms tonight. Heat adv out. DLH is under Heat warning. Yesterday was 80 with a 70 dew. Muggy, but comfortable. We'll see if it warms more today. Point has 82.

As expected. Highs hovering around 80 in the area. Point fail.

Too aggressive bringing in HP. Would have been a good cast for earlier this past week, tho, when HP moved in, and cooled things off pretty good.

Temps in the mid/upper 70's again yesterday. Stms petered out as they moved E. They did get decent rain to the N & W tho. As the heat builds this weekend. Looks like the Lake will help keep things a little cooler. Point has upper 80's for me, but that cast hasn't been reliable. Inland areas may get there.

July 25 2000: An F4 tornado hits the town of Granite Falls. One person is killed and there is 20 million dollars in damage. 1915: Frost hits northeastern Minnesota. For Saturday, July 25, 2026 1891 - The mercury hit 109 degrees at Los Angeles, CA, marking the peak of a torrid heat wave. (David Ludlum) 1956 - The Andrea Doria sank in dense fog near Nantucket Lightship, MA. The ship was rammed by the Swedish-American liner, Stockholm, forty-five miles off the coast of Massachusetts. Fifty-two persons drowned, or were killed by the impact. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1986 - Tremendous hailstones pounded parts of South Dakota damaging crops, buildings and vehicles. Hail piled two feet deep at Black Hawk and northern Rapid City. Hail an inch and a quarter in diameter fell for 85 minutes near Miller and Huron, piling up to depths of two feet. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Sixteen cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Beckley, WV, equalled their all-time record high of 91 degrees, established just the previous day. It marked their fourth day in a row of 90 degree heat, after hitting 90 degrees just twice in the previous 25 years of records. The water temperature of Lake Erie at Buffalo, NY, reached 79 degrees, the warmest reading in 52 years of records. (The National Weather Summary) 1988 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from central Kansas to western Kentucky and southern Illinois during the day. Thunderstorms produced tennis ball size hail at Union, MO, and winds gusts to 65 mph at Sedalia, MO. Five cities in Washington and Oregon reported record high temperatures for the date. Medford, OR, hit 107 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Early afternoon thunderstorms over west central Missouri drenched the town of Ferguson with four inches of rain. Early evening thunderstorms in Pennsylvania produced more than two inches of rain north of Avella in one hour. (The National Weather Summary) Observances: 25 Sat National Hire A Veteran Day 25 Sat Christmas In July 25 Sat Carousel Day 25 Sat Culinarians Day 25 Sat Health and Happiness with Hypnosis Day 25 Sat International Red Shoe Day 25 Sat National Drowning Prevention Day 25 Sat National Merry Go Round Day 25 Sat National Thread the Needle Day 25 Sat National Wine and Cheese Day 25 Sat St James TG 25 Sat World Drowning Prevention Day 25 Sat Houston Day 25 Sat National Hot Fudge Sundae Day

Was always fascinated by wx when I was kid. When I went into the Army, I became a wx observer. WX balloon ops, and all that comes with it. That fascination has never ended. Wx is so cool!

Temps stayed in the mid/upper 70's yesterday. Point has backed off the heat for the weekend. Screw the heat, just bring some good stms

July 24 1987: A historic deluge ends in the Twin Cities. Two-day totals include over a foot of rain at Bloomington. Nearly 10 inches falls in downtown Minneapolis, and near 9 inches is recorded in St. Paul. At one time the water reaches a depth of 13.5 feet on I-494 near East Bush Lake Road. I-494 in Bloomington would be closed for nearly 5 days. 1891: Heavy frost hits Elkton in Mower County in southeast Minnesota. The frost kills all vegetable crops. The low in Elkton is 34, and the Twin Cities have a low of 49. For Friday, July 24, 2026 1886 - Rain fell at Lawrence, KS, for the first time in four weeks. Rain fell over much of the state of Kansas that day relieving a severe drought which began in May. The very dry weather ruined crops in Kansas. (David Ludlum) 1936 - A record all time Kansas state high temperature set just 6 days earlier was tied in the town of Alton, located in Osborne County. (US National Weather Service Wichita) 1942 - The temperature at Las Vegas, NV, hit 117 degrees to set an all-time record for that location. The record was tied on July 19, 2005. 1947 - One of the most powerful strokes of lightning ever measured yielded 345,000 amperes of electricity in Pittsburgh, PA. (The Weather Channel) 1952 - The temperature at Louisville, GA, soared to 112 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel) 1980 - Claudette, a weak tropical storm, deluged southeastern Texas with torrential rains. The Houston suburb of Alvin received 43 inches, a 24 hour record for the U.S. (David Ludlum) 1987 - Twenty-one cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. The high of 91 degrees at Beckley, WV, was their hottest reading in 25 years of records, and marked their third straight day of record 90 degree heat. Bakersfield, CA, dipped to 60 degrees, marking their eighth straight morning of record cool weather. (The National Weather Summary) 1988 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in Oklahoma, and over Nebraska and Wisconsin. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Brainerd, NE. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Afternoon thunderstorms produced some flash flooding in New Mexico. Albuquerque, NM, was deluged with an inch and a half of rain in forty minutes. Evening thunderstorms soaked Whie Pine, PA, with two inches of rain in one hour. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) Observances: 24 Fri National Tequila Day 24 Fri Cousins Day 24 Fri National Drive-Thru Day 24 Fri Pioneer Day 24 Fri International Self Care Day 24 Fri Amelia Earhart Day 24 Fri National Cousins Day 24 Fri National Day of Motoring 24 Fri National Thermal Engineer Day 24 Fri Tell An Old Joke Day

Looks like 80's with off n on rain chances over the next few days. Typical summer wx. Cool down was nice tho. Really helped with the fire situation up N, too.

July 23 1987: The greatest deluge ever recorded begins in the Twin Cities, with 10 inches of rain in six hours at MSP airport. For Thursday, July 23, 2026 1788 - A weather diary kept by George Washington recorded that the center of a hurricane passed directly over his Mount Vernon home. The hurricane crossed eastern North Carolina and Virginia before moving into the Central Appalachians. Norfolk, VA, reported houses destroyed, trees uprooted, and crops leveled to the ground. (David Ludlum) 1898 - A two hour thunderstorm deluged Atlanta, GA, with 4.32 inches of rain. More than a foot of water flooded Union Depot. Many street car motors burned out while trying to run through flooded streets. It grew so dark before the afternoon storm that gas lights were needed. (The Weather Channel) 1923 - Sheridan, WY, was drenched with 4.41 inches of rain, an all-time 24 hour record for that location. Associated flooding washed out 20 miles of railroad track. (22nd-23rd) (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Thunderstorms produced a record ten inches of rain in six and a half hours at Minneapolis, MN, including 5.26 inches in two hours. Flash flooding claimed two lives and caused 21.3 million dollars damage. Streets in Minneapolis became rushing rivers, parking lots became lakes, and storm sewers spouted like geysers. A tornado hit Maple Grove, MN, causing five million dollars damage. Baseball size hail was reported at Olivia, MN. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Lower Michigan and northern Ohio, over eastern sections of the Dakotas, and over the Central High Plains Region. Showers and thunderstorms soaked Wilmington, NC, with another two inches of rain, following six and a half inches the previous day. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Morning thunderstorms in the central U.S. drenched central Oklahoma with up to six inches of rain. Afternoon thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 85 mph at Fort Smith, AR. Evening thunderstorms over Florida spawned a tornado which touched down three times in south Fort Myers causing nearly three quarters of a million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) Observances: 23 Thu National Gorgeous Grandma Day 23 Thu Hot Enough For Ya Day 23 Thu International Yada Yada Yada Day 23 Thu National Sprinkle Day 23 Thu National Vanilla Ice Cream Day 23 Thu National Women Touched By Addiction Day 23 Thu Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day 23 Thu World Sjogren's Day

Another cooler day on tap before the SW winds bring warmer air back into the picture starting tomorrow. Lows were chilly this morning in the 40's with some upper 30's in the mix across NE MN.

July 22 1972: Copious amounts of rain fall in parts of Minnesota, with 10.84 inches of rainfall in 24 hours at Ft. Ripley. 14 inches of rain is measured at a farm in Morrison County. For Wednesday, July 22, 2026 1918 - A single bolt of lightning struck 504 sheep dead in their tracks at the Wasatch National Forest in Utah. Sheep often herd together in storms, and as a result the shock from the lightning bolt was passed from one animal to another. (David Ludlum) 1986 - Hurricane Estelle passed 120 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands creating a ten to twenty foot surf. The large swells resulted from a combination of high tides, a full moon, and 50 mph winds. The hurricane also deluged Oahu Island with as much as 6.86 inches of rain on the 24th and 25th of the month. (Storm Data) 1987 - Barrow, AK, receives 1.38 inches in 24 hours on the 21st and 22nd, an all-time record for that location. The average annual precipitation for Barrow is just 4.75 inches. Thunderstorms in Montana produced 4 to 6 inches of rain in Glacier County causing extensive flooding along Divide Creek. Missoula, MT, received 1.71 inches of rain in 24 hours, a record for the month of July. (The National Weather Summary) (The Weather Channel) 1988 - Six cities in the south central U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Pueblo, CO, with a reading of 48 degrees. Thunderstorms over the Atlantic Coast Region drenched Wilmington, NC, with 6.49 inches of rain in about eight hours. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Showers and thunderstorms prevailed across the southeastern third of the country. Afternoon thunderstorms in Florida produced wind gusts to 86 mph at Zephyrhills, and gusts to 92 mph at Carrollwood and Lutz. Thunderstorm winds gusting to 69 mph at Crystal Lake damaged nineteen mobile homes. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) Observances: 22 Wed National Hammock Day 22 Wed Tisha B'Av 22 Wed Beta Glucan Day 22 Wed Casual Pi Day 22 Wed Lion's Share Day 22 Wed Mango Day 22 Wed National Fragile X Awareness Day 22 Wed National Penuche Fudge Day 22 Wed Pi Approximation Day 22 Wed World Brain Day

Temps were hovering in the low/mid 70's on a NW wind, but as winds switch more N, temps slowing dropping now in the upper 60's. Been mostly cloudy/cloudy today. Early Fall feel.

Forum having server issues again this morning.

Data back to 1925. Hopefully that record is robust. The majority of GHCN sites in the world are very broken. Either way, that is an impressive temp

July 21 2002: Dew points reach 84 degrees at Madison, Morris, and Olivia. This ties the all time highest dew point reading in Minnesota, as recorded by the State Climatology Office. 1934: Extreme heat hits western Minnesota, and the temperature topped out at 113 at Milan. For Tuesday, July 21, 2026 1911 - The temperature at Painter, WY, dipped to 10 degrees to equal the record low for July for the continental U.S. (The Weather Channel) 1934 - The temperature reached 109 degrees at Cincinnati, OH, to cap their hottest summer of record. The state record for Ohio was established that day with a reading of 113 degrees near the town of Gallipolis. (David Ludlum) 1975 - Six inches of rain fell across Mercer County, NJ, in just ten hours causing the worst flooding in twenty years. Assunpink Creek crested eleven feet above flood stage at Hamilton and Trenton, the highest level of record. Traffic was brought to a standstill, and railway service between New York City and Washington D.C. was cut off for two days. Flooding left 1000 persons homeless, and caused an estimated 25 million dollars damage. (David Ludlum) 1987 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Utah to North Dakota, spawning a dozen tornadoes in North Dakota. Thunderstorms in North Dakota also produced baseball size hail at Clifford which caused four million dollars damage, and high winds which toppled a couple of eighty foot towers cutting off power to the town of Blanchard. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - While cool air invaded the central U.S., unseasonably hot weather continued over the western states. The temperature at Spring Valley, NV, soared from a morning low of 35 degrees to an afternoon high of 95 degrees. Fallon, NV, reported an all-time record high of 108 degrees, and Death Valley, CA, reported their sixth straight day of 120 degree heat. (The Weather Channel) (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Afternoon thunderstorms over Florida produced wind gusts to 92 mph at Jacksonville, damaging thirteen light planes at Herlong Field. Five cities in Texas reported record low temperatures for the date. Corpus Christi, TX, equalled their record low for the date with a reading of 71 degrees, and then tied their record high for the date that afternoon with a reading of 97 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) Observances: 21 Tue National Junk Food Day 21 Tue Invite an Alien to Live with You Day 21 Tue Legal Drinking Age Day 21 Tue National Craft for your Local Shelters Day 21 Tue National Be Someone Day 21 Tue No Pet Store Puppies Day 21 Tue Take a Monkey to Lunch Day

Picked up 0.04"- 0.21" from a quick shwr last night around TH. Cool morning feels good. House temp down to 71 (had been staying in the upper 70's since the heatwave with 80's in the aftrn) with windows open last night, and a cool breeze from the NW. Looking at highs in the mid-upper 70's today.

Winds switching more W. Temps rising over the last hr from upper 70's to upper 80's. 89/64 now. Low dew feels good.

Heat Adv out for today. Low 90's possible. Breezy SW winds will probably mix some Lake air in, so not sure we will hit 90. Missed out on rain this morning. Stayed N n S.