Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the southeastern U.S. High winds created blinding dust storms in eastern Colorado, closing roads around Limon. Strong southerly winds ahead of a cold front crossing the Rocky Mountain Region gusted to 90 mph at Lamar CO. The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) Baseball size hail pounded Dublin, and 3.75 inches of rain soaked Brady. Thunderstorms produced large hail and heavy rain in Texas. The outbreak was responsible for 49 injuries, and over $30 million dollars in damage. Louis City counties in Missouri and Greene, Jersey, Madison, and St. Youngstown, OH: 25°, Detroit, MI: 26°, Flint, MI: 26°, Mansfield, OH: 26°, Platteville, WI: 26°, Rockford, IL: 27°, Akron, OH: 28°, Toledo, OH: 28° and Columbus, OH: 30°.Ī tornado outbreak produced 9 separate tornadoes that caused F2 and F3 damage in Osage, Warren, St. Record lows for the date included: Jump River, WI: 12°, Mauston, WI: 18° (Coldest May temperature), Madison, WI: 19°, Green Bay, WI: 25°, Many record low temperatures occurred across the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region. Wind gusts reached 70 mph at Dickinson, ND.ġ6 inches of snow fell at Lemmon, SD and 30 inches was reported in the northern Black Hills of South Dakota.įrequent vivid lightning displays also accompanied this storm. The temperature at Polebridge, MT dipped to 5 degrees below zero to establish a state record for the month of May.Īn unusually late snowfall was observed at Dulles Airport, VA, Philadelphia, PA and Baltimore, MD.Īll three reporting stations reported a trace.įort Wayne, IN's all-time May low temperature: 27°.Ī blizzard was in progress across the Dakotas. Record Maximum temperature for Washington, DC. (1st-2nd)īoston, Massachusetts recorded its highest average one minute wind velocity from the west at 55 mph for the month of May. Minneapolis received three inches of snow to tie its May record which was established in 1892. Snow, ice and sleet brought winter back to parts of southeast Minnesota. 28 people were killed and 400 were injured.ĥ00 homes were damaged or destroyed with $1.3 million dollars in damage. The most deadly tornado in Louisiana's history struck Minden. Losses in the business district were about $100,000 dollars.Ī nine-year old boy was killed by a flying store front as he ran for home. Two tornadoes causing F2 damage occurred. 15 injuries resulted and damage estimates were $150,000 dollars. Ī tornado with F3 damage skipped from two miles south of Holmen, WI to Tomah, WI. The May record of 36° was later tied on and on. The coldest May temperature ever recorded in Wichita Falls, TX occurred on this date as the temperature only reached 36°. Sedgewick and Harvey counties in Kansas hard hit by a tornado that was reportedly one mile wide. Record low temperature for Washington, DC for the date is 34☏. Weather forecasting in the United States was born. Abbe would issue his first forecast, the Daily Weather Bulletin, later that year. On this date, he shared his vision with his staff. The Washington Evening Star publishes the first US national weather summary using observations from volunteers to the Smithsonian Institution's cooperative network.Ĭleveland Abbe, Director of the Cincinnati Astronomical Observatory hoped that he would help his facility achieve a place among the great observatories of the world by providing weather forecasts to the public. The record height was reached in the midst of a great New England flood that followed sixty-six hours of steady rain. The Connecticut River reached a level of nearly twenty-nine feet at Hartford (the highest level of record up until that time).
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