Weather History
For Wednesday,July 1,2020
For Wednesday,July 1,2020
1792
- A tremendous storm (a tornado or hurricane) hit Philadelphia and New
York City. Many young people were drowned while out boating on that
Sunday. (David Ludlum)
1911
- The high of just 79 degrees at Phoenix AZ was their coolest daily
maximum of record for the month of July. The normal daily high for July
1st is 105 degrees. (The Weather Channel)
1979 - It snowed almost half a foot (5.8 inches) at Stampede Pass WA, a July record. (The Weather Channel)
1987
- Lake Charles LA was drenched with a month's worth of rain during the
early morning. More than five inches of rain soaked the city, including
2.68 inches in one hour. A thunderstorm in the southern Yakima Valley of
Washington State produced high winds which downed trees up to six feet
in diameter. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
1988
- Twenty-six cities in the north central and northeastern U.S. reported
record low temperatures for the date. Lows of 48 degrees at Providence
RI, 48 degrees at Roanoke VA, 49 degrees at Stratford CT, and 48 degrees
at Wilmington, DE, were records for the month of July. Boston MA
equalled their record for July with a low of 50 degrees. Five inches of
snow whitened Mount Washington NH. (The National Weather Summary)
1989
- Showers and thunderstorms associated with the low pressure system
which was once Tropical Storm Allison continued to drench parts of
Mississippi, Louisiana and eastern Texas. Late night thunderstorms
produced 12.58 inches of rain at Biloxi, MS, in six hours, and 10.73
inches at Gulfport MS. Flooding in Mississippi over the first six days
of the month caused 55 million dollars damage. (The National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)
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