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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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May 13, 1986:

A rare, Washington State tornado briefly touched down near Trafton, about 40 miles north-northeast of Seattle. Although short lived, witnesses observed the tornado destroying several pine trees, and lifting debris as high as 500 feet into the air.

May 13, 2005:

Runoff from heavy rain resulted in minor flooding along the White River from south of Belvidere to Oacoma, affecting mainly agricultural land along the river. The river rose over its banks and flooded U.S. Highway 83 south of Murdo for a short time. No property damage was reported.


Record Highs: Record Lows:
Aberdeen: 97 (1932) Aberdeen: 24 (1899)
Kennebec: 98 (1894) Kennebec: 24 (1966)
Mobridge: 95 (1932) Mobridge: 24 (1945)
Pierre: 99 (1941) Pierre: 24 (1953)
Sisseton: 92 (1932) Sisseton: 26 (1953)
Timber Lake: 94 (1941) Timber Lake: 25 (1953)
Watertown: 92 (1932) Watertown: 25 (1953)
Wheaton: 92 (1932) Wheaton: 26 (1953)

Record Precipitation: Record Snowfall:
Aberdeen: 0.82" (1958) Aberdeen: 1.0" (1924)
Kennebec: 1.40" (1908)
Mobridge: 0.60" (1933)
Pierre: 2.72" (1982)
Sisseton: 2.25" (1942)
Timber Lake: 1.18" (1916)
Watertown: 1.35" (1957)
Wheaton: 1.51" (1942)

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