| 1843 - Alligator falls from sky during a thunderstorm at Charleston SC.
1980 - 114 degrees in Wichita Falls, TX, breaking old record by 10 degrees. This is the 9th consecutive day of 100 degrees plus.
1985 - It has never been hotter in Santa Barbara CA than on this date when the mercury topped out at 109 degrees.
1986 - Amazingly, an F2 tornado at Jacksonville NC that killed 3 people was the deadliest twister of the year in 1986 as the United States experienced only 15 tornado deaths during the year (an all-time low since records begain in 1916).
1989 - Midland TX recorded their all-time record high with a reading of 112 degrees. Meanwhile, the morning low of 35 in Alamosa CO was a record for the date, but the mercury would rise to 88 the same day to record a new high temperature mark for the date - all in the same day!
1992 - Unusual summertime cold at Saranac Lake NY where the mercury fell to 30 degrees. 29 in East Haven VT.
1997 - Many record lows set or tied over the West including 30 in Alamosa CO, 31 in Ely NV and 34 in Casper WY. The 44 at Denver broke on of the oldest records on the books in the Mile High City. Official readings for Denver began in January 1872 at a site located near 16th and Larimer Streets.
1900 - Wyoming's hottest ever (114F) at Basin.
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