On this date in 1999, the temperature soared to a calendar-day record of 103 degrees. The previous day hit a record of 102. Nighttime lows of 81 and 83 degrees on the two days also set records for warmth.
“Utility companies across the mid-Atlantic region strained to prevent a broad power failure yesterday as consumption reached record highs amid suffocating heat that killed at least two District residents,” The Washington Post reported that July 6.
Here are other notables from this day:
- Average high: 90
- Average low: 72
- Record high: 103 (1999)
- Record low: 57 (1979)
- Record rainfall: 1.26 inches (1971)
