JUNE 11TH 1842 A late season snowstorm struck New England. Snow fell during the morning and early afternoon, accumulating to a depth of ten to twelve inches at Irasburg VT. Berlin NH was blanketed with eleven inches of snow during the day. Snow whitened the higher peaks of the Appalachians as far south as Maryland. (David Ludlum) 1877 The temperature at Los Angeles CA reached 112 degrees during a heat wave. It would have been the all-time record for Los Angeles but official records did not begin until twenty days later. (The Weather Channel) 1972 FROST at BIG MEADOWS 31°, BLACKSBURG 30°, DULLES 40°, NATIONAL 47°, NAKED CREEK, Virginia 32° 1972 Heavy showers brought 1.64 inches of rain to Phoenix AZ, a record for the month of June. (The Weather Channel) 1987 South Texas endured another day of torrential rains. Up to twelve inches of rain drenched Harris County, and nearly ten inches soaked Luce Bayou, mainly during the afternoon hours. Thunderstorm rains left seven feet of water over Highway 189 in northern Val Verde County. Flooding caused nine million dollars damage in Real County. A thunderstorm at Perryton TX produced golf ball size hail and 70 mph winds, and spawned a tornado which struck a mobile home killing one person and injuring the other four occupants. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 Thirty cities in the central and eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including El Dorado AR with a reading of 48 degrees. Canaan Valley WV and Thomas WV dipped to 30 degrees and Flagstaff AZ tied for the cold spot in the nation with a low of 30 degrees. Coolidge, just 180 miles away, was the hot spot in the nation with an afternoon high of 105 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central and southeastern U.S. during the day and night. Thunderstorms spawned eleven tornadoes including one that tore the roof off a restaurant at Bee Branch AR injuring six persons. The tornado tossed one car into the restaurant and another car over it. Temperatures soared into the 90s across much of Florida. Lakeland reported a record high of 99 degrees for the second day in a row. (The National Weather Summary)(Storm Data)

JUNE 12TH 1881 Severe thunderstorms spawned more than half a dozen tornadoes in the Lower Missouri Valley. Five of the tornadoes touched down near Saint Joseph MO. In south central Kansas a tornado nearly wiped out the town of Floral. Hail and high winds struck Iowa and southern Minnesota. In Minnesota, Blue Earth City reported five inches of rain in one hour. (David Ludlum) 1918 Low-pressure system drops barometer to record low June mark of 29.37 in Washington DC but only .01 inch rain fell. 1947 A heavy wet snow blanketed much of southern and central Wyoming, and gave many places their heaviest and latest snow of record. Totals included 18.4 inches at Lander, 8.7 inches at Cheyenne, and 4.5 inches at Casper. (11th-12th) (The Weather Channel) 1969 Record late season snows covered parts of Montana. Five inches was reported at Great Falls and east of Broadus. Billings MT tied their June record with lows of 32 degrees on the 12th and the 13th. (The Weather Channel) 1983 Floods and mudslides besieged the state of Utah. The town of Thistle was completely inundated as a mudslide made a natural dam. (The Weather Channel) 1987 Thunderstorms in Nebraska produced softball size hail around Fremont and Ames and 3.5 inches of rain fell in less than one hour. Four and a half inches in less than an hour caused flooding around Ithica NE. A tornado destroyed a mobile home near Broken Bow NE injuring both occupants. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 Fifteen cities in the southeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Asheville with a reading of 40 degrees. Drought conditions continued to intensify across the eastern half of the nation. Rainfall at Nashville TN was running 12.5 inches below normal. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Tennessee Valley to the Central Appalachians in the afternoon and evening, and produced severe weather in Oklahoma and Texas during the evening and night. Thunderstorms spawned ten tornadoes, and there were 164 reports of large hail and damaging winds. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 100 mph at Amarillo TX and wind gusts to 110 mph at Denton TX. Hail three inches in diameter was reported at Tucumcari NM. (The National Weather Summary)(Storm Data)

JUNE 13TH 1889 Forest fires in northern Wisconsin and northeast Minnesota were destroying millions of dollars of board feet of timber. (David Ludlum) 1907 The temperature at Tamarack CA dipped to 2 degrees above zero, the lowest reading of record for June for the U.S. The high that day was 30 degrees. Tamarack received 42 inches of snow between the 10th and the 13th. On the 13th the snow depth was 130 inches. (The Weather Channel) 1984 Severe thunderstorms struck Denver deluging the city with five inches of rain and leaving up to six feet of water in some places. Softball size hail smashed windshields and ripped through metal cars. Snowplows had to be called out. (The Weather Channel) 1987 Thunderstorms at DCA 0.70 INCHES OF RAIN IN 15 MINS, 1.20 inches total and 3/4 inch hail 1987 Fifteen cities in the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date including International Falls MN with a reading of 92 degrees. Mason City IA and Waterloo IA reported record highs of 100 degrees. Thunderstorms in the northeastern U.S. produced golf ball size hail around Hamilton Square NJ, along with high winds, which tore the roof off a hospital causing a million dollars damage. Averill Park NY was deluged with 1.64 inches of rain in fifteen minutes. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1988 Afternoon thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Southern and Central Plains Region. Forrest NM was deluged with 5.5 inches of rain in ninety minutes. Temperatures soared into the 90s across much of the eastern half of the nation including New England. Northern Illinois reported a record twenty straight days of dry weather. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Southern Plains Region to the Carolinas during the day and night, and continued to drench parts of Texas and Oklahoma with heavy rain. Oklahoma City reported 13.41 inches of rain for the first thirteen days of the month and Fort Worth TX reported 29.56 inches for the year, a total more than 13 inches above normal. Severe drought continues across South Texas. (The National Weather Summary)

JUNE 14TH 1903 The "Heppner Disaster" occurred in Oregon. A cloudburst in the hills sent a flood down Willow Creek, and a twenty foot wall of water swept away a third of the town in minutes, killing 236 residents and causing 100 million dollars damage. (David Ludlum) 1961 The temperature in Downtown San Francisco CA soared to 106 degrees to establish an all-time record for that location. (The Weather Channel) 1987 Thirty-two cities in the central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. The high of 97 degrees at Flint MI tied their record for June, and the high of 101 at Milwaukee WI marked their first 100 degree reading in 32 years. Thunderstorms brought much needed rains to South Texas, drenching McAllen with 3.2 inches in one hour. A thunderstorm soaked the town of Uncertain with 2.3 inches of rain in one hour. (The National Weather Summary) 1988 Thirty cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 Severe thunderstorms ripped Bethesda, NW DC gusts 80+ mph, 150,000 homes without power, thousands of trees and limbs downed, millions in damage, worst in 93 years. 1989 Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced severe weather from the Central Gulf States to the Middle Atlantic Coast Region during the day and into the night. There were 62 reports of large hail and damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds caused 28 million dollars damage in Montgomery County MD. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

JUNE 15TH 1662 A fast was held at Salem MA with prayers for rain and the Lord gave a speedy answer. (David Ludlum) 1879 McKinney ND received 7.7 inches of rain in 24 hours, a state record. (The Weather Channel) 1896 The temperature at Fort Mojave CA soared to 127 degrees, the hottest reading of record for June for the U.S. The low that day was 97 degrees. Morning lows of 100 degrees were reported on the 12th, 14th and 16th of the month. (The Weather Channel) 1953 Dust devils are usually rather benign weather phenomena, however, two boys were injured by one near Prescott AZ. One of the boys suffered a black eye, and the other boy had two vertebrae fractured by wind-blown debris. (The Weather Channel) 1957 East Saint Louis was deluged with 16.54 inches of rain in 24 hours, a record for the state of Illinois. (The Weather Channel) 1959 On this day Mt. Mansfield, near Stowe, Vermont, received four inches of snow. (The Farmer's Almanac) 1986 91° - Heart of June heat wave with 8 of first 16 days 90° or more in Washington, DC 1987 Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather in the northwestern U.S. A tornado damaged five homes and destroyed a barn near Salmon ID. It lifted a metal shed 100 feet into the air and deposited it 100 yards away. Hail an inch and a half in diameter caused ten million dollars damage to automobiles at Nampa ID. (The National Weather Channel) (Storm Data) 1988 Severe thunderstorms in the Central High Plains Region spawned five tornadoes around Denver Co in just one hour. A strong (F-3) tornado in southern Denver injured seven persons and caused ten million dollars damage. Twenty-six cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. The high of 97 degrees at Portland ME was a record for June. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1989 Thunderstorms produced severe weather over the Southern and Middle Atlantic Coast States. The thunderstorms spawned eight tornadoes, including strong (F-3) tornadoes which injured three persons at Mountville PA and four persons at Columbia PA. There were 111 reports of large hail and damaging winds including wind gusts to 80 mph at Norfolk VA and Hogback Mountain SC. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

JUNE 16TH 1806 Great American total solar eclipse occurred from California to Massachusetts with a five-minute duration. (David Ludlum) 1917 The temperature soared to 124 degrees at Mecca climaxing the most destructive heat wave of record in California history. (David Ludlum) 1944 A tornado in Sioux City IA traveled an odd course. It spun in one place for about twenty minutes, made a U- turn, traveled southeast for about three miles, then traveled south, east, north, and finally east again. (The Weather Channel) 1987 Temperatures soared above 100 degrees in the Upper Midwest, reaching 104 degrees at Lincoln NE. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 96 mph at Valley City ND and baseball size hail near Red Oak IA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 After a brief respite, hot weather returned to the Northern High Plains Region. Late night thunderstorms in Montana produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Polson and north of Lake Seeley. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 Daytime thunderstorms produced severe weather from northern Florida to the Middle Atlantic Coast. The thunderstorms spawned eight tornadoes, and there were 138 reports of large hail and damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds gusting to 87 mph caused twenty million dollars damage at Columbia SC. Strong thunderstorm winds killed one person at McLeansville NC. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

JUNE 17TH 1859 Hot Santa Ana winds in southern California roasted fruit on one side toward the wind at Santa Barbara. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) 1882 A tornado traveled more than 200 miles across the state of Iowa killing 130 persons. The tornado touched down about ninety miles west of Grinnell, and struck the town and college around sunset, killing sixty persons, and causing more than half a million dollars damage. Traveling at nearly 60 mph, the tornado hit Mount Pleasant about 11 PM causing another half a million dollars damage. (David Ludlum) 1965 Holly CO was deluged with 11.08 inches of rain to establish a state 24-hour rainfall record. (The Weather Channel) 1987 Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S. Thunderstorms in Kansas produced wind gusts to 76 mph at Lyons and baseball size hail at Garden City. The Edwards Aquifer, which supplies water to San Antonio TX, reached a record level of 699.2 feet following a record 18.43 inches of rain in thirty days. Torrential rains between mid May and mid June sent 8.8 million-acre feet of water down the rivers of southern Texas, the largest volume in 100 years of records. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in Georgia and the Carolinas. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 75 mph at Eden NC. (The National Weather Summary)(Storm Data) 1989 Unseasonably cool air, responsible for 37 records lows in the central U.S. on the 15th and 16th, including a low of 33 degrees at Valentine NE on the 15th, overspread the eastern U.S. ending a three day siege of severe weather. (The National Weather Summary)

JUNE 18TH 1875 A severe coastal storm (or possible hurricane) struck the Atlantic coast from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia. Eastport ME reported wind gusts to 57 mph. (David Ludlum) 1934 Tropical storm from gulf crossed Maryland near Frederick 34 mph wind, barometer 29.48 1958 Hailstones up to four inches in diameter killed livestock as a storm passed from Joliet to Belfry in Carbon County MT. (The Weather Channel) 1970 Wind and rain, and hail up to seven inches deep caused more than five million dollars damage at Oberlin KS. (The Weather Channel) 1987 It was a hot day in the Upper Great Lakes Region. Nine cities in Michigan and Wisconsin reported record high temperatures for the date. The high of 90 degrees at Marquette MI marked their third straight day of record heat. Severe thunderstorms in the Northern and Central High Plains Region spawned half a dozen tornadoes in Wyoming and Colorado. Wheatridge CO was deluged with 2.5 inches of rain in one hour. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 Severe thunderstorms in eastern North Dakota and northern Minnesota produced hail three inches in diameter and spawned four tornadoes in Steele County. Thunderstorms also produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Clearbrook MN. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in the southwestern U.S. In Arizona, afternoon highs of 103 degrees at Winslow, 113 degrees at Tucson, and 115 degrees at Phoenix were records for the date. (The National Weather Summary)

JUNE 19TH 1835 A tornado tore through the center of New Brunswick NJ killing five persons and scattering debris as far as Manhattan Island. The tornado provided the first opportunity for scientists to study firsthand the track of such a storm. (David Ludlum) 1938 A cloudburst near Custer Creek MT (near Miles City) caused a train wreck killing forty-eight persons. An estimated four to seven inches of rain deluged the head of the creek that evening, and water flowing through the creek weakened the bridge. As a result, a locomotive and seven passenger cars plunged into the swollen creek. One car, a tourist sleeper, was completely submerged. (David Ludlum) 1944 Hailstorm caused great destruction to fruit crop in Winchester, Virginia 1972 Hurricane Agnes moved onshore near Cape San Blas FL with wind gusts to 80 mph and exited Maine on the 26th. There were 117 deaths, mainly due to flooding from North Carolina to New York State, and total damage was estimated at more than three billion dollars. Up to 19 inches of rain deluged western Schuylkill County PA. The rains of Hurricane Agnes resulted in one of the greatest natural disasters in U.S. history. Agnes caused more damage than all other tropical cyclones in the previous six years combined (which included Celia and Camille). (David Ludlum)(The Weather Channel) 1987 It was a warm June day, with plenty of thunderstorms east of the Rockies. Lightning knocked out power at Throckmorton TX, and ignited an oil tank battery. A woman in Knox City TX was struck by lightning while in her car, and a man was struck by lightning near his home in Manatee County FL. Strong thunderstorm winds overturned several outhouses near Bixby OK, but no injuries were reported. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 Temperatures soared above 100 degrees in the central U.S. for Father's Day. Fifteen cities reported record high temperatures for the date. Severe thunderstorms in Minnesota and Wisconsin produced softball size hail near River Falls WI, and wind gusts to 80 mph at Menomonie WI. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 Fourteen cities reported record high temperatures for the date as searing heat spread from the southwestern deserts into the High Plains Region. Record highs included 98 degrees at Billings MT, 107 degrees at Valentine NE, and 112 degrees at Tucson AZ. (The National Weather Summary)

JUNE 20TH 1682 A major tornado ripped through southwestern Connecticut, passing through Stratford, Milford, and New Haven, and then into Long Island Sound. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) 1921 Circle MT received 11.5 inches of rain in 24 hours, a record for the state. The town of Circle received a total of 16.79 inches of rain that month to establish a rainfall record for any town in Montana for any month of the year. (The Weather Channel) 1928 A farmer near Greensburg KS looked up into the heart of a tornado. He described its walls as "rotating clouds lit with constant flashes of lightning and a strong gassy odor with a screaming, hissing sound". (The Weather Channel) 1964 A squall line producing large hail swept through central Illinois. A second squall line moved through during the early morning hours of the 21st, and a third one moved through shortly after dawn. The series of hailstorms caused nine million dollars damage. Hailstones as large as grapefruit caused heavy damage to trees, utility lines, crops and buildings. The thunderstorms also produced as much as five inches of rain in an eight-hour period. (David Ludlum) 1987 Thunderstorms prevailed east of the Rockies, producing severe weather in the Central High Plains Region. Thunderstorms spawned four tornadoes in Colorado and produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Goodland KS. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 Thirty-eight cities in the central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Afternoon highs of 97 degrees at Flint MI and 104 degrees at Chicago IL both tied the old records for the month of June. Thunderstorms in North Dakota produced baseball size hail near Kief and wind gusts to 100 mph near McGregor. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1989 An early morning thunderstorm produced wind gusts to 61 mph at Pierre SD, and the hot thunderstorm winds raised the temperature from 86 degrees at midnight to 96 degrees by 1 AM, and 104 degrees by 2 AM. Butte MT and Yellowstone Park WY reported snow that afternoon. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)