- In 1966...July 3rd marks the official beginning of the Dog Days of Summer. The Dog Days are named for the Eqyptian belief that during the period of time from July 3 through August 11 when the Dog Star Sirius rises and falls with the sun, that the star added to the heat of the Sun. On this date in 1966, the Dog Days were in full force in the Northeast. New York City recorded its hottest temperature ever with 107 at LaGuardia Airport. It was a sizzling 105 in Allentown Pa and 102 in Hartford CT. Sizzlin 104 in Philadelphia PA.
- In 1988...Thunderstorms around Fort Worth, TX, produced wind gusts to 76 mph at Burleson, along with two inches of rain in thirty minutes. The record low of 46 degrees at Youngstown OH was their sixth in a row.
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