Meteorological events that happened on August 23rd Estimates are that over 3 billion lightning strikes hit the planet every year. The United States gets more than its fair share of this total. One of the great hazards of lightning strikes…
Meteorological events that happened on August 20th:1794The "Battle of Fallen Timbers" took place on the Maumee River in northwestern Ohio at the sight of a windfall from a tornado.1816The “Year Without a Summer” continued…
Meteorological events that happened on August 19th:1559The first hurricane in U.S. recorded history hit Pensacola, FL where five Spanish ships were driven ashore in Pensacola Harbor.1778A small but powerful hurricane inflicted great havoc upon…
Listed are Meteorological events that happened on August 16th:1879A massive waterspout was observed at Barnstable, MA.1888A tornado killed nine people and injured 14 others at St. Zotique-Valleyfield, Quebec Canada.1909A dry spell began in San…
Meteorological events that happened on August 12th:1778A hurricane stopped an imminent sea battle between British and the French off New England. The storm caused heavy damage in New England.1901Three inches of rain fell in 40 minutes during the…
Listed are Meteorological events that happened on August 9th:A waterspout is a rotating column of air or vortex over a large body of water. A waterspout may be a tornado that formed over land and then moved over water…
Meteorological events that happened on August 5th:1783The Mount Asama volcano in Japan erupted violently, blowing the top off of the mountain and sending huge amounts of ash into the atmosphere. Over 1,000 villagers were killed by lava, steam…
Listed are Meteorological events that happened on July 30th:1906Fresno, CA recorded their 28th 100 degree or higher day for the month setting a record for the most triple digit high temperatures ever in July. This record was tied in…
Listed are Meteorological events that happened on July 24th:1886Rain fell at Lawrence, KS for the first time in four weeks. Rain fell over much of the state of Kansas that day relieving a severe drought which began in May…
Listed are Meteorological events that happened on July 20th:What's the driest city in the United States? It’s Yuma, AZ where they receive a paltry 2.65 inches of precipitation a year. Second driest city is…