On Jul 1 in weather history...

1891 -- The Weather Bureau (to become the National Weather Service) was created out of the Signal Corps. The Weather Bureau was a civilian organization, as opposed to the Signal Corps, which was military. The Weather Bureau was part of the Department of Agriculture.

1933 -- Indianapolis got 3.11" of rain in 2 hours.

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