On this day in 1969, a severe thunderstorm produced a downpour of hail that damaged crops in Montgomery County and drifted into mounds 6 to 8 inches high which remained for several hours.
And on this date in 2011, the temperature soared to a calendar-day record of 99 degrees. The next day would be even hotter, with a record high of 102 degrees — matching the highest temperature ever posted so early in the season. The low of 79 degrees was also a record-warm nighttime minimum.
“The recent heat wave arose from a massive area of high pressure that developed in the Southwest and South and expanded northeastward over the past five days,” Jason Samenow wrote at the time.
The triple-digit high on June 9 was one of five that summer, that ranked as the second hottest on record.
Here are other notables from this day:
- Average high: 83
- Average low: 65
- Record high: 99 (2011)
- Record low: 60 (1897)
- Record rainfall: 2.84 inches (1900)
