Summer 2026 Banter Thread

[Brian D]

July 11

1903: The temperature plummets down to 26 at Leech Lake Dam.

For Saturday, July 11, 2026
1888 - Heavy snow reached almost to the base of Mt. Washington, NH, and the peaks of the Green Mountains were whitened. (David Ludlum)
1987 - Early morning thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Parkston, SD, and wind gusts to 87 mph at Buffalo, MN. Later in the day strong thunderstorm winds at Howard WI collapsed a circus tent injuring 44 persons. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in southern Texas, with totals ranging up to 13 inches near Medina. Two men drowned when their pick-up truck was swept into the Guadalupe River, west of the town of Hunt. Ten cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Baltimore, MD, reported a record high reading of 102 degrees for the second day in a row. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
1989 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather from North Dakota to Indiana. Thunderstorms in North Dakota produced tennis ball size hail at Carson. Thunderstorms in Indiana produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Fort Wayne. Five cities in the Southern Atlantic Coast Region reported record high temperatures for the date, including Lakeland, FL, with a reading of 100 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

Observances:

• 11 Sat
  World Population Day
• 11 Sat
  World Essential Oils Day
• 11 Sat
  All American Pet Photo Day
• 11 Sat
  Cheer Up the Lonely Day
• 11 Sat
  International Essential Oils Day
• 11 Sat
  National 7-Eleven Day
• 11 Sat
  National Blueberry Muffin Day
• 11 Sat
  National Culture and Senior Citizens Day
• 11 Sat
  National Mojito Day
• 11 Sat
  National Rainier Cherry Day
• 11 Sat
  National Polyphenol Day
• 11 Sat
  National State Fair Food Day
• 11 Sat
  National Swimming Pool Day
• 11 Sat
  World Benzodiazepine Awareness Day
• 11 Sat
  Free Slurpee Day

[roardog]

Back in the day when the NWS only had the zone forecasts, they would always say “ cooler near Lake Huron” over here in the spring and Summer when needed. However, I don’t ever recall a forecast that said warmer near Lake Huron in the Fall or Winter. There are a lot of times especially in the Fall when there could be gale force winds blowing at the shore with a temperature of 50F while it’s in the 30s with frost and calm winds 20 miles inland. Maybe they just figured the average person didn’t care about that? Just my thought for the day. 

[Torchageddon]

1 hour ago, A-L-E-K said:

Super nino winter incoming 

I wonder if its going to be warmer on 'mas day than it was this past June 18th? It was in the low 50s mid-aft that day.

[A-L-E-K]

29 minutes ago, Torchageddon said:

I wonder if its going to be warmer on 'mas day than it was this past June 18th? It was in the low 50s mid-aft that day.

70 or bust

 

 

[Brian D]

July 12

1863: Unseasonably cool temperatures are felt across the state. Frost is reported in the Twin Cities area.

For Sunday, July 12, 2026
1951 - The Kaw River flood occurred. The month of June that year was the wettest of record for the state of Kansas, and during the four days preceding the flood much of eastern Kansas and western Missouri received more than ten inches of rain. Flooding in the Midwest claimed 41 lives, left 200 thousand persons homeless, and caused a billion dollars property damage. Kansas City was hardest hit. The central industrial district sustained 870 million dollars property damage. (The Kansas City Weather Alamnac)
1980 - Lightning struck a large broiler house in Branford, FL, and the ensuing fire broiled 11,000 nearly ready broilers. Firemen were able to save a few thousand chickens, however. (The Weather Channel)
1987 - Cool air invaded the High Plains Region. Eight cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Sheridan, WY, with a reading of 37 degrees. Thunderstorms developing along the cold front in the central U.S. produced 6.5 inches of rain at Fort Dodge, IA, and 2.5 inches in one hour at St. Joseph MO. (The National Weather Summary)
1988 - Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather over the Dakotas, including baseball size hail at Aberdeen, SD, and softball size hail near Fullerton, ND. Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in Arkansas and northeastern Texas, with 6.59 inches reported at Mesquite, TX, in just an hour and fifteen minutes. Garland, TX, reported water up to the tops of cars following a torrential downpour. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Early morning thunderstorms over eastern Kansas deluged McFarland with more than six inches of rain. Afternoon thunderstorms in Wyoming produced up to eighteen inches of dime size hail near Rock Springs, along with torrential rains, and a three foot high wall of mud and water swept into the town causing more than 1.5 million dollars damage. Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in Oklahoma and Arkansas, deluging Dardanelle, AR, with 3.50 inches of rain in less than twenty minutes. About seventy cows were killed when lightning struck a tree in Jones County, TX. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

Observances:

• 12 Sun
  National Simplicity Day
• 12 Sun
  Malala Day
• 12 Sun
  Orangemen's Day (The Twelfth)
• 12 Sun
  Etch A Sketch Day
• 12 Sun
  National Different Colored Eyes Day
• 12 Sun
  National Eat Your Jello Day
• 12 Sun
  National Hair Creator’s Day
• 12 Sun
  National Pecan Pie Day
• 12 Sun
  National Tile Repair Day
• 12 Sun
  New Conversations Day
• 12 Sun
  Night of Nights
• 12 Sun
  Paper Bag Day