Weather History
For Saturday,August 1,2015
For Saturday,August 1,2015
1954
- Mount Rainier in Washington State was still covered with sixteen
inches of snow at the 5500 foot level following a big snow season.
(David Ludlum)
1985
- A nearly stationary thunderstorm deluged Cheyenne, WY, with rain and
hail. Six inches of rain fell in six hours producing the most damaging
flash flood of record for the state. Two to five feet of hail covered
the ground following the storm, which claimed twelve lives, and caused
65 million dollars property damage. (Storm Data)
1986
- A powerful thunderstorm produced 100 mph winds and large hail in
eastern Kansas and southwestern Missouri causing 71 million dollars
damage, and injuring nineteen persons. It was one of the worst
thunderstorms of record for Kansas. Crops were mowed to the ground in
places and roofs blown off buildings along its path, 150 miles long and
30 miles wide, from near Abilene to southeast of Pittsburg. (The Weather
Channel)
1987
- Record heat gripped parts of the Midwest. A dozen cities reported
record high temperatures for the date, including Lincoln, NE, with a
reading of 105 degrees, Moline, IL, with an afternoon high of 103
degrees, and Burlington, IA, with a reading of 102 degrees. (The
National Weather Summary)
1988
- Two dozen cities in the Upper Midwest reported record high
temperatures for the date, including La Crosse WI with a reading of 105
degrees. Highs of 103 degrees at Milwaukee, WI, and South Bend, IN, were
records for the month of August. (The National Weather Summary)
1989
- Hurricane Chantal made landfall along the Upper Texas coast about
sunrise. Chantal deluged parts of Galveston Island and southeastern
Texas with 8 to 12 inches of rain. Unofficial totals ranged up to twenty
inches. Winds gusted to 82 mph at Galveston, and reached 76 mph in the
Houston area. Tides were 5 to 7 feet high. The hurricane claimed two
lives, and caused 100 million dollars damage. (The National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)
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