The Nations Weather

Across the eastern half of the country, a cold front brought scattered rain showers to the Great Lakes and Northeast throughout the day. Rainfall amounts in Maine were the heaviest, with 1.74 inches in Millinocket, ME. Dry conditions were reported over most of the rest of the region. Skies were partly cloudy to mostly clear over the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Deep South, and Midwest.

In the western half of the country, scattered showers and thunderstorms developed over the southern Plains during the afternoon and evening hours then tapered off after sunset. Rainfall amounts were generally 0.25 inches or less. A Pacific storm system pushed several waves of rainfall onshore over the Pacific Northwest and northern California, then into the northern Rockies and Great Basin. The highest rainfall was reported along the coast, where up to three-quarters of an inch fell. Skies were variably cloudy across the rest of the West.

WEATHER EXTREMES FOR YESTERDAY:

HIGHEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)............107 Death Valley, CA

HIGHEST HEAT INDEX (DEGREES F).............107 Death Valley, CA

LOWEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)..............23 Shirley Basin, ID

LOWEST WIND CHILL (DEGREES F)...............19 Jackson, WY

HIGHEST WIND GUST (MPH).....................50 Dalhart, TX

.............................................. La Grande, OR

HIGHEST PRECIPITATION (INCHES)............1.74 Millinocket, ME

ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY:

In 1841, a strong storm hit New England. 40 fishing boats were driven ashore at Cape Cod and 57 men died from the town of Truro. Meanwhile, heavy snow fell inland with Middletown, CT receiving 18 inches.

In 1912, Bagdad, CA started the first of 767 days without rainfall, a national record.

In 1987, record cold hit the Upper Midwest as 25 cities recorded new records. Duluth, MN; Spencer, IA; and Eau Claire, WI all fell to 24 degrees. The same day, Los Angeles, CA hit 108 degrees which was a record for the month.

DTN-Meteorlogix

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