On this date in 1967, a calendar-day record 3.47 inches fell after 1.28 inches had fallen the previous day. It was part of a soggy month in which 9.17 inches of rain fell, the eighth wettest August on record.
Here are other notables from the day:
- Average high: 87
- Average low: 70
- Record high: 98 (1968)
- Record low: 49 (1890)
- Record rainfall: 3.47 inches (1967)