On this date in 1988, the worst thunderstorm in seven years killed one person and knocked out power to 75,000 customers after temperatures reached a record high of 103, according to The Washington Post.
“The strong line of storms thundered through the area, from Montgomery County and northern Fairfax County, across the District and finally in Alexandria and Prince George’s County,” The Post reported. “Brilliant displays of lightning filled the suddenly dark skies. Rain fell in torrents. It took more than an hour for the storm to pass, then there was an eerie orange-yellow sunset.”
Here are other notables from this day:
- Average high: 88
- Average low: 71
- Record high: 103 (1988)
- Record low: 51 (1963)
- Record rainfall: 1.16 inches (2016)
