This Week (June 18-24) in Area Weather History

Jun 18: On this day in 1997 a weak tornado touched down in northeast Cheyenne near
               the intersection of College drive and
4 Mile Road
.  The tornado, which destroyed
               a storage shed, was unusual in that it rotated anti-cyclonically (clockwise)
               instead of the usual counter-clockwise direction.

Jun 19: The latest freeze ever recorded in Cheyenne occurred on this day way back
               in 1876 with a low of 32 degrees. 


Jun 20: On this day in 2005 a severe thunderstorm produced hail as large as 4 inches in
               diameter south of Broadwater, Nebraska .  Large hail also occurred in Sidney ,
               Nebraska on this day in 1997 with hail up to 2 ½ inches in diameter reported.

 

 

                A severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts to 66 mph in Scottsbluff on this
                day in 1989.


Jun 21:. On this day in 1916,   Harrison, Nebraska was soaked with an impressive 4.25
                inches of rain.   Scottsbluff received a generous 2.12 inches of rain on this day
                in 1947.


Jun 22:  On this day in 1993 a tornado tracked south and southeast of Bridgeport ,
                Nebraska , tearing out about 100 yards of fencing and uprooting over 100 pine
                trees.


Jun 23:  On this day in 1954 Cheyenne equalled its record warmest day ever with a high
                of 100 degrees.  It still remains the most recent of 4 times that Cheyenne has
                officially reached 100 degrees.  The other days were July 11, 1939, and July
                14th and 15th in 1881.


Jun 24:  On this day in 1992 a thunderstorm produced 2.30 inches of rain in Douglas, Wy.



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