This Day in National/World Weather History ...
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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August 9, 1918:

An estimated F2 tornado touched down east of Bristol and moved NNE. The tornado was quoted as looking like a long snake like spiral, smashing barns into kindling.

August 9, 1992:

A tornado packing winds estimated between 113 and 157 mph caused major damage to the town of Chester, in Lake County. Shortly after 7 pm CDT a tornado tore right through the heart of Chester causing considerable damage. Four businesses were destroyed, three others had major damage, and five had minor damage. An elevator and new grain bin were leveled and another bin was heavily damaged. Most of the building housing the fire department was demolished. Also many houses and vehicles sustained damage and large trees were uprooted or broken off. In one instance a steel beam was thrust through a garage and into the car inside. One mile north of Chester, an entire house was moved off the foundation. The town had to be evacuated for 19 hours after the tornado because the tornado damaged a 12,000 gallon ammonia tank releasing 4,000 gallons of the liquid gas into the air. The ammonia was a health hazard forcing residents out. To the south of Chester the storm destroyed a new convenience store and blew two fuel tanks over 100 yards.


Record Highs: Record Lows:
Aberdeen: 105 (1947) Aberdeen: 41 (1927)
Kennebec: 113 (1947) Kennebec: 40 (1927)
Mobridge: 110 (1947) Mobridge: 42 (1927)
Pierre: 113 (1947) Pierre: 46 (1966)
Sisseton: 102 (1947) Sisseton: 46 (1934)
Timber Lake: 109 (1947) Timber Lake: 41 (1939)
Watertown: 104 (1947) Watertown: 38 (1927)
Wheaton: 102 (1958) Wheaton: 42 (1927)

Record Precipitation:
Aberdeen: 2.92" (1994)
Kennebec: 1.40" (1979)
Mobridge: 0.66" (1938)
Pierre: 1.93" (1933)
Sisseton: 1.08" (1974)
Timber Lake: 0.78" (1962)
Watertown: 3.37" (1994)
Wheaton: 0.65" (1974)

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