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Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Goodland, KS
Issued by NWS Goodland, KS
919 NOUS43 KGLD 241200 PNSGLD Public Information Statement National Weather Service Goodland KS 600 AM MDT Wed Jul 24 2024 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... In 1936, the temperature reached 117 degrees in Hill City, Kansas, setting the all-time record high for that location. It is also the highest temperature ever recorded in the Tri State area. In 1994, a severe thunderstorm created a 6 mile wide by 19 mile long swath of damage when hail the size of baseballs fell across the area from just north of Benkelman to the Kansas and Nebraska state line. Property damage was estimated at $2.8 million with nearly $7 million in crop damage. Baseball size hail was also reported in Sherman County and Wichita County. $$