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22 May 1893 → Farms near Darlington, WI vanished as an F5 (estimated) tornado swept them away. Three people were killed.
22 May 1933 → A multi-vortex tornado that was nearly a mile wide and probably an F5 killed 8 people near Tyron, NE, six of whom were from the same family.
22 May 1948 → A rare early season hurricane struck Hispanola, killing an estimated 80 people.
22 May 1995 → Cantaloupe sized hail was reported in Preston, KS.
22 May 1996 → Collapsing nighttime thunderstorms in Oklahoma caused a large heat burst that made temperatures rise to over 100 degrees at midnight.
22 May 2004 → The world's widest tornado, with a maximum width of two and a half miles, struck Hallam, NE with F4 strength.
22 May 2011 → Joplin, MO was struck by a devastating EF5 tornado that took 159 lives, making it the deadliest tornado since the Woodward Tornado in 1947. The tornado was half a mile wide and stayed on the ground for 7 miles, destroying a hospital.

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April 22, 1968:

A late season snow storm affected most of South Dakota, with the heaviest snowfall measuring 18 in. at Eagle Butte. In addition, localized icing damaged utility lines, 40mph winds caused localized blizzard conditions, and some calf losses were reported.

April 22, 2001:

Heavy snow of 6 to 9 inches fell across parts of central and northeast South Dakota during the morning hours. The heavy snow caused many roads to become slushy and difficult to travel. The heavy snow also downed some tree branches. Some snowfall amounts included, 6 inches at Ferney, Miller, and Webster; 7 inches at Agar, Mellette, and Twin Brooks; 8 inches at Gettysburg, and 9 inches at Faulkton.


Record Highs: Record Lows:
Aberdeen: 90 (1990) Aberdeen: 20 (1956)
Kennebec: 94 (1980) Kennebec: 16 (1954)
Mobridge: 93 (1990) Mobridge: 14 (1927)
Pierre: 90 (1990) Pierre: 21 (1954)
Sisseton: 95 (1980) Sisseton: 18 (1936)
Timber Lake: 94 (1989) Timber Lake: 15 (1927)
Watertown: 87 (1990) Watertown: 18 (1956)
Wheaton: 98 (1980) Wheaton: 19 (1927)

Record Precipitation: Record Snowfall:
Aberdeen: 3.00" (1904) Aberdeen: 4.9" (2001)
Kennebec: 1.61" (1968) Kennebec: 9.0" (2001)
Mobridge: 1.13" (1968) Mobridge: 5.1" (2001)
Pierre: 0.75" (2001) Pierre: 7.5" (2001)
Sisseton: 1.51" (1968) Sisseton: 5.0" (2001)
Timber Lake: 1.87" (1968) Timber Lake: 7.0" (1968)
Watertown: 1.32" (2001) Watertown: 3.5" (1970)
Wheaton: 1.55" (1968) Wheaton: 2.0" (2001)

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