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Weather on This Date - July 5

7/5/2018

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July 5, 1891
Sixteen horses were killed by hail, and many more have to be put to death due to injuries from a hailstorm at Rapid City, SD. (The Weather Channel)

July 5, 1900
A spectacular three day fire began when a bolt of lightning struck a refinery in Bayonne NJ. (David Ludlum)

July 5, 1916
A hurricane produced 82 mph winds, an 11.6 foot tide, and a barometric pressure of 28.92 inches at Mobile, AL. (David Ludlum)

July 5, 1937
The temperature at Medicine Lake, MT, soared to 117 degrees to establish a state record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

July 5, 1937
Midale and Yellow Grass in Saskatchewan hit 113 degrees to establish an all-time record high for Canada that same day. (The Weather Channel)

July 5, 1970
The morning low at Death Valley CA was 103 degrees, and the high that afternoon was 120 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

July 5, 1987
Severe thunderstorms raked south central Kansas for the second morning in a row. Thunderstorm winds again gusted to 80 mph at Clearwater, and in the Wichita area reached 100 mph. Twenty-five persons were injured at a trailer park at El Dorado Lake. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

July 5, 1988
Afternoon and evening thunderstorms spawned eleven tornadoes in Montana and three in North Dakota. Baseball size hail was reported at Shonkin, MT, and wind gusts to 85 mph were reported south of Fordville, ND. Twenty cities in the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Fargo ND with a reading of 106 degrees. Muskegon, MI, equaled their July record with a high of 95 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

July 5, 1989
Moisture from what once was Tropical Storm Allison triggered thunderstorms over the Middle Atlantic Coast Region, which deluged Wilmington, DE, with a record 6.83 inches of rain in 24 hours, including 6.37 inches in just six hours. Up to ten inches of rain was reported at Claymont, northeast of Wilmington. July 1989 was thus the wettest month in seventy years for Wilmington, with a total of 12.63 inches of rain. Alamosa CO reported an all-time record high of 94 degrees, and Pierre, SD, hit 113 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

July 5, 1992
Severe thunderstorms moved across north and central Georgia, downing numerous trees across the area. In DeKalb and Fulton Counties, strong thunderstorm winds downed trees, limbs and power lines over the northern sections of Atlanta, mainly in the Buckhead and North Druid Hills communities. Approximately 20,000 residents lost power during this event. In addition to wind damage, lightning struck a public safety building and damaged six radio consoles in Houston County. The damages to the equipment cost near $30,000. (NWS Atlanta)

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