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Weather on This Date - July 20

7/20/2018

Photo: Michelle Hanley @MichellesMovie On our way to Colorado my phone alerted me to a tornado warning. Looked out camper window & saw 2 tornados.

July 20, 1930
The temperature at Washington D.C. soared to an all-time record of 106 degrees. The next day Millsboro reached 110 degrees to set a record for the state of Delaware. July 1930 was one of the hottest and driest summers in the U.S., particularly in the Missouri Valley where severe drought conditions developed. Toward the end of the month state records were set for Kentucky with 114 degrees, and Mississippi with 115 degrees. (David Ludlum)

July 20, 1934
The temperature at Keokuk, IA, soared to 118 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

July 20, 1953
Twenty-two inches of hail reportedly fell northeast of Dickinson, ND. (The Weather Channel)

July 20, 1986
The temperature at Charleston, SC, hit 104 degrees for the second day in a row to tie their all-time record high. (The Weather Channel)

July 20, 1987
Thunderstorms produced severe weather across Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 87 mph at Mosinee, WI, and strong thunderstorm winds capsized twenty-six boats on Grand Traverse Bay drowning two women. Thunderstorms produced nine inches of rain at Shakopee, MN, with 7.83 inches reported in six hours at Chaska, MN. Thunderstorms in north central Nebraska produced hail as large as golf balls in southwestern Cherry County, which accumulated to a depth of 12 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

July 20, 1988
The temperature at Redding, CA, soared to an all-time record high of 118 degrees. Showers and thunderstorms produced much needed rains from New England to southern Texas. Salem, IN, was deluged with 7.2 inches of rain resulting in flash flooding. (The National Weather Summary)

July 20, 1989
Showers and thunderstorms in the Middle Atlantic Coast Region soaked Wilmington, DE, with 2.28 inches of rain, pushing their total for the period May through July past the previous record of 22.43 inches. Heavy rain over that three month period virtually wiped out a 16.82 inch deficit which had been building since drought conditions began in 1985. Thunderstorms in central Indiana deluged Lebanon with 6.50 inches of rain in twelve hours, and thunderstorms over Florida produced wind gusts to 84 mph at Flagler Beach. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

July 20, 2000
Severe thunderstorms swept across north and central Georgia during the evening hours. Wind gusts to near 60 mph were widespread resulting in over $1.6 million in property damages. One of the hardest hit areas was in Troup County where several homes were damaged in the southern portion of the county when trees fell on them. In addition, a car was totaled when a large oak tree fell on it. A four-wheel truck and tractor parked at the Troup-Callaway Airport were damaged when a wall of a nearby building fell on it. At a hardware store, an employee reported that the winds were so strong they blew pallets across the parking lot. (NWS Atlanta)

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