From NWS
1915: An unusually cool August culminated in frost across areas of Iowa on the last two mornings of the month. On the 31st many stations across the eastern half of the state dropped into the 30s with reported lows of 38 F at Cedar Rapids, 37 F at Oskaloosa, 36 F at Keokuk and Waterloo, 35 F at Fairfield, and 32 F at Decorah. At Des Moines this remains the coolest August on record with an average temperature of only 67.3 F.
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31 August 1954 → Hurricane Carol swept across eastern New England killing 60 persons and causing $450 million damage. It was the first of three hurricanes to affect New England that year. |
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31 August 1979 → Category 5 Hurricane David destroyed 70% of the Dominican Republic and took the lives of 2,000 of her citizens. The storm would go on to strike the U.S. and produce torrential rains up the entire length of the East Coast. |
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31 August 1993 → A category 3 Hurricane Emily lashed the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The Hatteras weather buoy recorded a gust of 98 mph and was deluged with 7.51 inches of rain. Diamond Shoals coastal marine buoy recorded sustained winds of 103 mph with gusts to 148 mph after the eye passed. |
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This post was written by Schnack on August 31, 2012
