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Meanwhile, back in the US, USA Today reports jobless rates rose in 25 states, D.C. Unemployment rates rose in 25 states and the District of Columbia in January, but almost half the states posted rates significantly lower than the national 7.9%, the government reported Monday.
and now, let the ownage begin.these statistics come from "A Chronological Listing of Early Weather Events"these are the temperature highs in the United States for 1894Tucson, Arizona (106° F, 41.1° C)Yuma, Arizona (113° F, 45.0° C)Little Rock, Arkansas (103° F, 39.4° C)Fort Smith, Arkansas (105° F, 40.6° C)New Haven, Connecticut ( 94° F, 34.4° C)New London, Connecticut ( 90° F, 32.2° C)Wilmington, Delaware (101° F, 38.3° C)Washington, D.C. ( 97° F, 36.1° C)Pensacola, Florida ( 93° F, 33.9° C)Key West, Florida ( 90° F, 32.2° C)Augusta, Georgia ( 92° F, 33.3° C)Savannah, Georgia ( 94° F, 34.4° C)Payette, Idaho (107° F, 41.7° C)Lewiston, Idaho (105° F, 40.6° C)Chicago, Illinois ( 96° F, 35.6° C)Cairo, Illinois ( 95° F, 35.0° C)Indianapolis, Indiana ( 97° F, 36.1° C)Lafayette, Indiana (100° F, 37.8° C)Dubuque, Iowa (102° F, 38.9° C)Keokuk, Iowa (102° F, 38.9° C)Logan, Iowa (110° F, 43.3° C)Topeka, Kansas (101° F, 38.3° C)Elk City, Kansas (115° F, 46.1° C)Dodge City, Kansas (106° F, 41.1° C)Louisville, Kentucky ( 96° F, 35.6° C)Lexington, Kentucky ( 93° F, 33.9° C)New Orleans, Louisiana ( 99° F, 37.2° C)Shreveport, Louisiana (101° F, 38.3° C)Eastport, Maine ( 91° F, 32.8° C)Portland, Maine ( 97° F, 36.1° C)Baltimore, Maryland ( 97° F, 36.1° C)Boston, Massachusetts ( 97° F, 36.1° C)Nantucket, Massachusetts ( 85° F, 29.4° C)Marquette, Michigan (100° F, 37.8° C)Detroit, Michigan ( 96° F, 35.6° C)Saint Vincent, Minnesota (100° F, 37.8° C)Saint Paul, Minnesota (100° F, 37.8° C)Vicksburg, Mississippi (100° F, 37.8° C)Saint Louis, Missouri ( 98° F, 36.7° C)Billings, Montana (103° F, 39.4° C)Helena, Montana ( 94° F, 34.4° C)North Platte, Nebraska (103° F, 39.4° C)Omaha, Nebraska (106° F, 41.1° C)Winnemucca, Nevada ( 94° F, 34.4° C)Carson City, Nevada ( 90° F, 32.2° C)West Milan, New Hampshire ( 90° F, 32.2° C)New Brunswick, New Jersey (100° F, 37.8° C)Cape May, New Jersey ( 90° F, 32.2° C)Santa Fe, New Mexico ( 84° F, 28.9° C)Albany, New York ( 97° F, 36.1° C)New York City, New York ( 96° F, 35.6° C)Charlotte, North Carolina ( 93° F, 33.9° C)Kitty Hawk, North Carolina ( 90° F, 32.2° C)Bismarck, North Dakota (101° F, 38.3° C)Williston, North Dakota (100° F, 37.8° C)Cincinnati, Ohio ( 95° F, 35.0° C)Columbus, Ohio ( 97° F, 36.1° C)Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (104° F, 40.0° C)Fort Sill, Oklahoma (108° F, 42.2° C)