1988 - Unseasonably cool weather prevailed across the north central and northeastern U.S. Thirty cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Saint Joseph MO with a reading of 38 degrees. A low of 44 degrees at Indianapolis IN was their coolest reading of record for so early in the season. The mercury dipped to 31 degrees at Hibbing MN and Philips WI.
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Day: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.
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111 at Death Valley, CA
Fri's Low Temperature
25 at 13 Miles North Of White Sulphur Springs, MT
Hornet is an unincorporated community in western Newton County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately six miles southwest of Joplin, less than one mile west of Route 43. The community is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. West of Hornet is the famous Hornet Spooklight, which is a few miles west at the Oklahoma state line.
A post office called Hornet was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1902. According to tradition, the local country store was as busy as a "hornet", hence the name.
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