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On This Day In Weather History - November 23
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1898	The high in downtown Kansas City was 18 degrees, following a morning low of only 6 degrees. The high the previous day was also 18 degrees. There was no measurable snow from 1888 through 1940. Since then there have been seven events.
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1997	Six elephants were killed by lightning in Kruger National Park in South Africa, apparently while they were huddled together seeking shelter from a sudden storm. Burn marks indicated the lightning was conducted through all six while they were standing against each other.
1992	Alta, UT, which is near Salt Lake City, was buried under 45 inches of snow in 24 hours to set an all-time 24 hour record for that location.

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