On this date in 1901, the temperature soared to 98 degrees — the fourth day in an 10-day streak with highs of at least 90. The next day, July 1, it hit 102 degrees, a calendar-day record. The following day, July 2, it reached 100 — 1 degree shy of a record. The heat wave ended on July 7, when the high was 88.
Here are other notables from this day:
- Average high: 89
- Average low: 71
- Record high: 100 (1959)
- Record low: 50 (1919)
- Record rainfall: 1.65 inches (1921)
