Jun 30 2009
Hot Weather on this day in 1987
On this day in 1987, hot weather was persistent in the forecast for the day. In the Pacific Northwest, it was extremely hot with temperatures over 100 degrees reported as far north as southern British Columbia. In Yakima, WA, it was reported a record high of 100 degrees, while temperatures near the Washington coast were reported around 60.
Thunderstorms prevailed from southwest Texas to New England. Thunderstorm winds gusting to 100 mph at Gettysburg, PA killed one person. High winds and large hail caused more than five million dollars damage to property and crops in Lancaster County, PA. This historical data from Storm Data at the National Weather Service.
