| Weather History for April 23 |
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1792 John Thomas Romney Robinson, inventor if the cup anemometer, was born.
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1908 An extensive tornado outbreak began around noon today in Minnesota, and wouldn't end until the evening of the 25th in Georgia. The strongest tornado of the event was an F5 (estimated) near Pender, NE today where a farm was swept away and debris was found 35 miles distant.
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1910 The temperature at the Civic Center in Los Angeles hit 100 degrees to establish an April record for the city.
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1988 In southern California, a winter-like storm brought thunderstorms. Nine girls in Tustin were injured when lightning struck the tree they were standing under to shield themselves from the rain.
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Data courtesy of the National Weather Service
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