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Weather on This Date - August 24

8/24/2018

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August 24, 1906 
A cloudburst deluged Guinea, VA, with more than nine inches of rain in just forty minutes. (David Ludlum) 

August 24, 1968 
Lightning struck the Crawford County fairgrounds in northwest Pennsylvania killing two persons and injuring 72 others. (The Weather Channel) 

August 24, 1968
Severe storms moved across parts of central Georgia producing high winds, hail and heavy rain. In Hampton (Henry County), thunderstorm winds destroyed a large dairy facility that was under construction. In the Macon area (Bibb County), winds were estimated at 80 MPH at the Herbert Smart Airport along with 1/2 inch hail. Two aircraft and a hangar sustained heavy damage. (NWS Atlanta)


August 24, 1987 
Autumn-like weather prevailed across the north central and northeastern U.S. Seven cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Saint Cloud MN with a low of 37 degrees. Temperatures in Florida soared to 98 degrees at Pensacola and 99 degrees at Jacksonville. Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the Southern High Plains Region, with 5.40 inches at Union NM, and 7.25 inches reported west of Anthony NM. (The National Weather Summary) 

August 24, 1988 
Thunderstorms in the Delaware Valley of eastern Pennsylvania produced wind gusts to 95 mph around Philadelphia, and gusts to 100 mph at Warminster. A tropical depression drenched the Cabo Rojo area of southwestern Puerto Rico with up to ten inches of rain. San Juan received 5.35 inches of rain. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 

August 24, 1989 
Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in eastern Montana and western sections of the Dakotas. Thunderstorms in Montana produced wind gusts to 76 mph at Jordan, and golf ball size hail at Rock Springs, which collected three to four feet deep in ditches. Lewiston ID reported a record 1.50 inches of rain for the date, and a record rainfall total for August of 2.63 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 

Data courtesy of WeatherForYou


TODAY'S WEATHER SUMMARY

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Today's Weather Map
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Today's Climate Records and Averages
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Astronomical Information for Today - Accurate for Gwinnett County GA

5 AM TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINTS

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24 Hour Temperature Change
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Dew Points

TODAY'S FORECAST

TEMPERATURES

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WIND

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NDFD - 24 Hour Precipitation Forecast
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WPC - 7 Day Precipitation Forecast

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