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Summer 2009: Extreme weather

Posted at 11:54 AM on July 30, 2009 by Paul Huttner (1 Comments)

This is going down as the summer of weather extremes in many locations in the U.S. and around the globe. Check out some of these weather events.

-Hottest day ever recorded in Seattle Wednesday.
-All-time heat record broken in Vancouver, Oregon Washington, near Portland. Second hottest July ever in Portland.
-Hottest month ever in Austin and San Antonio Texas?
-Coolest July ever in International Falls.
-Coolest July in Chicago in 67 years.
-Rain cancels farm show in Wales for the first time in 254 years.
-Extreme weather batters India.
-Fires rage in Spain and Greece.

Kind of makes you long for "average."

PH


Comments (1)

A nitpicky comment. Vancouver is across the Columbia River from Portland, which puts it in Washington..

Posted by Diane | July 30, 2009 12:10 PM


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