Extreme heat in 2016 sent temperatures to 101 degrees with record-warm nights, followed by powerful thunderstorms that knocked out power and brought heavy rain.
Tropical remnants and intense storms have repeatedly drenched the region on this date—from Hurricane Connie’s record 1955 deluge to major flash flooding events in 2001 and 2014.
Torrential rains in 1928 set a daily record and caused widespread flooding and rescues, while in 1984 another deluge produced extreme local totals—highlighting how dramatically rainfall can vary across short distances.
A brutal 1930 heat wave and historic drought brought triple-digit temperatures and parched rivers, marking one of the most severe dry spells ever observed in the region.
A violent 2000 thunderstorm turned deadly when a lightning strike killed a man near the West Falls Church Metro, as the storm brought widespread damage and downed trees across the region.
Historic heat in 1918 pushed temperatures to 106 degrees—tying the all-time record—and marked one of the most extreme hot days ever observed in Washington.
Blistering heat in 1930 pushed temperatures to 102 degrees amid a devastating drought, part of a summer that saw a record number of 100-degree days and severe agricultural losses.
Intense heat in 2006 sent temperatures to 101 degrees with record-warm nights, part of a prolonged stretch of 90-degree days that proved deadly across the region.
On this date in 1944, a calendar-day record 6.14 inches of rain fell as a tropical storm swept through the Mid-Atlantic. The storm had made landfall in
