A brutal 1930 heat wave and historic drought brought triple-digit temperatures and parched rivers, marking one of the most severe dry spells ever observed in the region.
A violent 2000 thunderstorm turned deadly when a lightning strike killed a man near the West Falls Church Metro, as the storm brought widespread damage and downed trees across the region.
Historic heat in 1918 pushed temperatures to 106 degrees—tying the all-time record—and marked one of the most extreme hot days ever observed in Washington.
Blistering heat in 1930 pushed temperatures to 102 degrees amid a devastating drought, part of a summer that saw a record number of 100-degree days and severe agricultural losses.
Intense heat in 2006 sent temperatures to 101 degrees with record-warm nights, part of a prolonged stretch of 90-degree days that proved deadly across the region.
On this date in 1944, a calendar-day record 6.14 inches of rain fell as a tropical storm swept through the Mid-Atlantic. The storm had made landfall in North Carolina
A violent 1983 microburst produced a staggering 149.5 mph wind gust at Andrews Air Force Base—one of the strongest ever recorded—just minutes after Air Force One had landed.
