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Weather on This Date - July 3

7/3/2018

Sunrise over the Smokies

July 3, 1966
The northeastern U.S. was in the midst of a sweltering heat wave. The temperature at Philadelphia reached 104 degrees. Afternoon highs of 102 degrees at Hartford CT, 105 degrees at Allentown PA, and 107 degrees at LaGuardia Airport in New York City established all-time records for those two locations. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

July 3, 1987
Lightning struck and killed three men playing golf on a course near Kingsport TN. The three men had sought shelter from the rain under a tall tree on a small hill. Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain in New Jersey, with 5.2 inches reported at Trenton State College. (The National Weather Summary)

July 3, 1988
Thunderstorms around Fort Worth, TX, produced wind gusts to 76 mph at Burleson, along with two inches of rain in thirty minutes. The record low of 46 degrees at Youngstown OH was their sixth in a row. (The National Weather Summary)(Storm Data)

July 3, 1989
Showers and thunderstorms produced locally heavy rain in the eastern U.S. Bowling Green, KY, was soaked with 4.99 inches of rain during the morning hours, and up to ten inches of rain deluged Oconee County SC. The temperature at Alamosa, CO, soared to a record warm reading of 91 degrees, following a record low of 35 degrees the previous day. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

July 3, 2005
Isolated strong to severe storms moved across parts of north and central Georgia producing hail up to 1 inch in diameter and wind gusts to near 60 mph. The hardest hit area was across the Atlanta Metro area. At least a dozen trees were blow down across the city. One large oak tree fell and caused damage to two homes. In Fulton County alone, there was nearly a quarter million dollars in damage. (NWS Atlanta)

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