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On This Day In Weather History - April 14
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1972	The temperature at the Municipal Airport climbed more than thirty degrees to an afternoon high of 92 degrees, and then dropped just as quickly to 50 degrees by midnight.
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1939	A family of tornadoes caused up to F5 damage along an 80 mile long path in northwest Oklahoma. A freight train arrived in Capron, OK at the same time as the tornado. Eight cars of the train were blown off the tracks.
1921	The world's greatest 24-hour snowfall descended on Silver Lake, CO with 76 inches of snowfall.
1886	A massive tornado struck Rice, MN. The tornado killed 11 members of a bridal party, including the bride and groom. The tornado, 800 yards wide at times, cut a 20 mile path through Saint Cloud, MN killing 74 persons. The bottom of the Mississippi River was said to have been seen during the tornado's crossing.

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