On this date in 1996, a significant outbreak of severe thunderstorms affected the D.C. area. “A violent thunderstorm ripped across the Washington area during yesterday's evening rush hour, spawning a destructive tornado, toppling trees, tearing at roofs and knocking out electricity to more than a quarter of a million homes,” The Washington Post reported on its front page. A tornado with winds of about 150 mph touched down in Centreville, Virginia, The Post wrote.
And on this date in 2010, the temperature soared to a calendar-day record of 100. It was one of four days which reached the triple digits that summer, which was the hottest on record.
Here are other notables from this day:
- Average high: 88
- Average low: 70
- Record high: 100 (2010)
- Record low: 46 (1902)
- Record rainfall: 1.66 inches (1886)
