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In 1936, Salina tied their all time record high for the month of July when the city was torched by a temperature of 116 degrees. The record had been set just 6 days earlier on July 18th. Salina's all-time record high is 118 degrees set on August 13th, 1936. In comparison, in 1942, Las Vegas had set their all time record high of 117 degrees, a record that would be tied on July 19, 2005.

In 1979, Claudette was a weak tropical storm, but do not say that to residents of Alvin, Texas. A phenomenal 43 inches of rain inundated the Houston suburb to set the all time 24 hour rainfall record for the United States.  This staggering total is just 10.82 inches shy of the all time annual rainfall record for Wichita which is 53.82 inches set in 2008.

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Here is some truly 'shocking' news that you should find equally 'revolting'. In 1947, a lightning bolt reportedly yielding 345,000 amps of electricity struck Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It garnered the greatest headlines in the department of 'current' events.

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