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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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July 15, 1885:

The first of three damaging tornadoes hit 7 miles NNE of Highmore and moved to the northeast. Two small homes were destroyed before the funnel turned to the east, then northeast and north before lifting. This tornado was estimated to have F2 strength and was seen in all directions for 20 miles. The second tornado appeared to be motionless 3 miles east of Harrold, and then moved east to Holabird where it destroyed two homes and dissipated. A third tornado, this one with an estimated F3 strength, formed to the west of Highmore and moved east into town, then lifted about 4 miles east of town. Three homes were destroyed and about 20 other buildings were damaged at Highmore. A farmer was killed 2 miles east of town. Losses totaled about $55,000, which included many new buildings, including a church and a skating rink.

July 15, 1986:

Thunderstorms brought locally heavy rainfall to portions of Walworth to Marshall Counties. Three inches of rain in an hour and a half was reported in extreme northwest Marshall County. The highest rainfall amount was seven inches southeast of Bowdle. The rains caused lowland flooding, with water over several roads in Marshall County, including Highway 10, two miles east of Britton. In Britton, 3.86 inches of rain was reported.


Record Highs: Record Lows:
Aberdeen: 114 (1931) Aberdeen: 41 (1912)
Kennebec: 112 (2006) Kennebec: 36 (1912)
Mobridge: 116 (2006) Mobridge: 45 (1912)
Pierre: 117 (2006) Pierre: 52 (1961)
Sisseton: 105 (2006) Sisseton: 48 (1952)
Timber Lake: 112 (2006) Timber Lake: 39 (1912)
Watertown: 106 (1931) Watertown: 38 (1912)
Wheaton: 110 (1931) Wheaton: 46 (1924)

Record Precipitation:
Aberdeen: 1.26" (1983)
Kennebec: 1.80" (1915)
Mobridge: 1.37" (1945)
Pierre: 1.00" (1900)
Sisseton: 1.09" (1986)
Timber Lake: 1.55" (1915)
Watertown: 0.91" (1943)
Wheaton: 1.24" (1980)

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