This Day in Weather History

On This Day In Weather History - June 29
Local
1998	Strong thunderstorms pushed from northwest to southeast across the metro. 70+ mph winds blew a semi-truck off I-29, hit Liberty where 20,000 homes lost power, blew a construction crane off the Liberty hospital. Winds at the federal building in downtown Kansas City were clocked at 90 mph.
National
2006	Thick fog ruled out any play on the first day of the U.S. Women's Open at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island. With visibility of less than 100 yards on parts of the course, officials had little choice but to reschedule the entire first round.
1994	Lowest temperature ever recorded in Australia was -9.4 degrees at Charlotte Pass, New South Wales.