Forget unlucky 13, beware of 26 
MUMBAI: What is it about the twenty-sixth and natural disasters ?
The heavy rains that lashed the city of Mumbai on July 26, 2005 will go down in history as a record breaking figure, but records of the past three years shows that the 26th of a month has seen several natural calamities.
Even within the year July 26 has witnessed the fury of nature since 2002. Here is a look at some of the events over the past three years on the 26th.
December 26, 2004 saw the Tsunami which saw hundreds of thousands of deaths, mostly in Indonesia.
On January 26 of this year, the western Mediterranean region witnessed a snowfall for the first time in decades. Three months later on April 26 flash floods in Romania damaged thousands of homes and swamped vast stretches of farmland leading to declaration of a regional state of emergency.
The heavy rains that lashed the city of Mumbai on July 26, 2005 will go down in history as a record breaking figure, but records of the past three years shows that the 26th of a month has seen several natural calamities.
Even within the year July 26 has witnessed the fury of nature since 2002. Here is a look at some of the events over the past three years on the 26th.
December 26, 2004 saw the Tsunami which saw hundreds of thousands of deaths, mostly in Indonesia.
On January 26 of this year, the western Mediterranean region witnessed a snowfall for the first time in decades. Three months later on April 26 flash floods in Romania damaged thousands of homes and swamped vast stretches of farmland leading to declaration of a regional state of emergency.
In 2004 too there were several events on the 26th of the month.
On February 26, 2004 a winter storm blanketed part of the Carolinas in the US with record amounts of snow which piled into drifts up to 3 feet high. On April 26, 2004 there were two weather events. First temperatures soared in Western US as record heat affected areas of California.
Then Kangnung in South Korea witnessed a rainfall of 151 mm in 36 hours which is double the entire months average. On June 26 it was the turn of temperatures to soar to record levels in Spain.
The 2003 calendar for the 26th was even more packed.
In February on this date a winter storm brought heavy snow to parts of Lebanon, Jordan and Israel making it the heaviest snowfall since 1950 for parts of the region.
On February 26, 2004 a winter storm blanketed part of the Carolinas in the US with record amounts of snow which piled into drifts up to 3 feet high. On April 26, 2004 there were two weather events. First temperatures soared in Western US as record heat affected areas of California.
Then Kangnung in South Korea witnessed a rainfall of 151 mm in 36 hours which is double the entire months average. On June 26 it was the turn of temperatures to soar to record levels in Spain.
The 2003 calendar for the 26th was even more packed.
In February on this date a winter storm brought heavy snow to parts of Lebanon, Jordan and Israel making it the heaviest snowfall since 1950 for parts of the region.
Then on April 26 a thigh deep snow impacted parts of Calagry in Canada coming near an all time record for the day. Going forward in June continuing rains in New York led to a new June monthly rainfall record being set, the figure being the highest since 1903.
Once again July 26, 2003 was in the thick of action with two events. First a state of emergency was declared in all government hospitals in Karachi Pakistan as heavy rains continued to lash the city.
At the same time Phoenix (Arizona) recorded high temperatures that set it on course to have the hottest July since the National Weather Service started keeping records in 1896. Then on October 26, 2003 temperatures in Iceland soared 11 to 14 degrees celsius above normal
Once again July 26, 2003 was in the thick of action with two events. First a state of emergency was declared in all government hospitals in Karachi Pakistan as heavy rains continued to lash the city.
At the same time Phoenix (Arizona) recorded high temperatures that set it on course to have the hottest July since the National Weather Service started keeping records in 1896. Then on October 26, 2003 temperatures in Iceland soared 11 to 14 degrees celsius above normal
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