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This Day In Weather History

 
In 1943, the mercury soared to 121 degrees at Tishomingo, Oklahoma to set the all time record high temperature for the Sooner State. In 1987, severe thunderstorms raged from Wisconsin and Illinois to Maine and New Jersey. McHenry County Illinois, located along the Illinois/Wisconsin border, was battered by 2 inch hail. In Northwest New Jersey, 90 mph winds were roaring through Blairstown when the anemometer broke. Meanwhile, 70 mph winds whipped through parts of Maine. && In 1960, Salt Lake City set an all time record high of 107 degrees.