TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Friday  August 31, 2012.   
    This is the 244th day of the year, there are 122 days left.   
      
    On this day...   
       Final day of meterological summer.   
       In 1915 The temperature at Bartlesville OK dipped to 38 degrees   
               to establish a state record for the month of August.   
       In 1954 Hurricane Carol swept across eastern New England killing   
               60 persons and causing 450 million dollars damage.  It   
               was the first of three hurricanes to affect New England   
               that year.   
       In 1971 The low of 84 degrees and high of 108 degrees at Death   
               Valley CA were the coolest of the month.  The average   
               daily high was 115.7 degrees that August, and the average   
               daily low was 93.4 degrees.   
       In 1984 Lightning ignited several forest fires in Montana, one of   
               which burned through 100,000 acres of timber and   
               grassland.   
       In 1987 Eight cities in Washington and Oregon reported record   
               high temperatures for the date, including Eugene OR and   
               Portland OR with afternoon highs of 102 degrees.  The   
               high of 102 at Portland smashed their previous record for   
               the date by twelve degrees.  Frost was reported in South   
               Dakota.  Aberdeen SD established a record for the month   
               of August with a low of 32 degrees.  Britton SD dipped to   
               31 degrees.   
       In 1988 August ended on a relatively mild and tranquil note for   
               most of the nation.  Forest fires in the northwestern   
               U.S. scorched 180,000 acres of land during the last week   
               of August.   
       In 1989 Thunderstorms developing along a stationary front spread   
               severe weather from Minnesota to Indiana through the   
               course of the day and night.  Thunderstorms in Minnesota   
               produced baseball size hail near Saint Michael and   
               Hutchinson, and drenched Moose Lake with nine inches of   
               rain in six hours.  Tucson AZ hit 100 degrees for a   
               record 79th time in the year, surpassing the record   
               established the previous year.   
       In 2002 Typhoon Ruso slammed into South Korea, causing major   
               flooding and damage.   
      
      
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