On this date in 1992, Illinois' largest tree, an eastern cottonwood measuring 13 8 feet tall, was blown down by a severe thunderstorm in Grundy County. The tree was also the largest eastern cottonwood in the United States.

SUNDAY'S WEATHER EXTREMES:
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F).........................105 Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz.
HIGHEST HEAT INDEX (DEGREES F)..........................105 Brownsville, Texas
LOWEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)..........................33 Leadville, Colo.
LOWEST WIND CHILL (DEGREES F)...........................20 Deadhorse Alpine Airstrip, Alaska
HIGHEST WIND GUST (MPH).................................54 Copper Mountain, Colo.
HIGHEST PRECIPITATION (INCHES)..........................0.92 New Orleans, La.