Daily Almanac

Story Published: Apr 18, 2007 at 11:04 AM EDT

Story Updated: Apr 18, 2007 at 11:04 AM EDT

By Brandon Butcher

Event Details

Dates:

05/18/2007
05/18/2008
05/18/2009

Event Description

May 18th, 2007

Normals / Records:
Average High: 66°F
Average Low: 45°F

Record High: 90°F  (1936)
Record Low: 31°F  (1984)

Average Precipitation: 0.15"
Record: 1.94" (1922)
Month-to-Date: 2.56"
Year-to-Date: 17.10"

Average Snowfall: ----
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Seasonal Snowfall to-Date: 46.8"

Moon Phase:

RISE   SET  
Sunrise: 5:26 AM Sunset: 8:07 PM
Civil: 4:54 AM Civil: 8:39 PM
Nautical: 4:13 AM Nautical: 9:20 PM
Astro: 3:27 AM Astro: 10:06 PM
Moon: 6:26 AM Moon: 10:58 PM

Length of Day: 14 hours, 40 min

On This Date
  • Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington State. 57 people are killed. Ash reaches the East Coast in 3 days, and circles the globe in 19 days. Thousands of people had to be evacuated, 1980
  • A "thunderstorm of a lifetime" struck Spartanburg, SC. Hail fell for 45 minutes, knee-deep in some areas, 1988
 
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Current Temp 68 °F
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Wind : From the Northwest at 3 MPH
Humidity : 82 %
Pressure : 29.64" (1003.7 mb)
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