June 2015 Smashes Heat, Rainfall Records Across the U.S.

Jon Erdman
Published: June 30,2015


 

June 2015 shattered records across the U.S., thanks in part to Tropical Storm Bill's inland resilience and two prominent heat waves in opposite corners of the nation.
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Here is the impressive list of monthly or all-time records set in June. Each list is ordered alphabetically by location.

June 2015's Records/Notables

Wet

• Baltimore, Maryland (BWI Airport): Record wettest June (13.09 inches) and fourth wettest calendar month.
• Corpus Christi, Texas: Wettest year-to-date (31.84 inches); average January-June precipitation is 13.51 inches.
• Fort Wayne, Indiana: Record wettest month (11.91 inches); previous record wet month was 11.00 inches in July 1986.
• Grapevine Lake, Texas: Record water level around June 20 after rainfall from Tropical Storm Bill; this exceeded the lake level following May's record rain.
• Hastings, Nebraska: Wettest June calendar day on record (4.74 inches on June 4).
• Illinois: Record wettest June statewide, topping the previous record from 1902.
• James River near Springfield, Missouri: Record crest (22.2 feet) on June 16, just over 2 inches above the previous 1909 record.
• Millville, New Jersey: Record wet June (12.74 inches); tied with August 2011 for the second wettest month behind 12.90 inches in July 1969.
• Montpelier-Barre, Vermont: Record wet June (8.94 inches); previous record wet June (8.36 inches) was in 2013.
• Mt. Mansfield, Vermont: Record wet June (15.54 inches); previous wettest June (15.28 inches) was in 1998.
• Oklahoma City: Record wettest year-to-date (34.43 inches); average January-June precipitation is 18.56 inches.
• Phoenix: First measurable rain on record for June 5 (0.16 inches); average June rainfall is 0.02 inches.
• Port Huron, Michigan: Record wet June (7.86 inches); previous record (7.46 inches) was in 1962.
• Rapid City, South Dakota: Record wet June (7.07 inches); previous record (7.00 inches) was in 1968.
• Red River near Gainesville, Texas: Record crest on June 19 (42.05 feet) topped the previous record from May 31, 1987 by almost 2 feet.
• St. Louis: Record wet June (13.14 inches); previous record (12.35 inches) was in 2003; second wettest month behind August 1946 (14.78 inches)
• Warren, Ohio: Record wet June (13.03 inches); previous record (10.78 inches) was in 1896
• Washita River near Dickson, Oklahoma: Record crest (48.7 feet) on June 19. 

Hot

• Boise, Idaho: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1918.
• Burns, Oregon: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1961.
• Charlotte, North Carolina: Record number of June 100-degree-plus days (6); previous record (3 days) was in 1959 and 1952.
• Ely, Nevada: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1900
• Eugene, Oregon: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1926.
• Helena, Montana: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1961.
• Kalispell, Montana: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1898.
• Las Vegas: Record hottest June; previous record was in 2013.
• Lewiston, Idaho: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1940.
• Medford, Oregon: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1926.
• Miami: Record hottest year-to-date (January-June), according to the Southeast Regional Climate Center; previous hottest January-July was 2008.
• Missoula, Montana: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1903.
• Moses Lake, Washington: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1958.
• Olympia, Washington: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1969.
• Orlando Utilities Commission: All-time peak power use record on June 22.
• Pendleton, Oregon: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1961.
• Portland, Oregon: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1992.
• Provo, Utah: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1994.
• Raleigh, North Carolina: Record streak of 95-degree-plus highs (12 straight days) from June 13-24; previous record (9 straight days) was from July 13-21, 1977.
• Reno, Nevada: Record hottest June; previous record was in 2006.
• Salem, Oregon: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1926.
• Salt Lake City: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1988.
• Seattle: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1992; also the record warmest January-June.
• Spokane, Washington: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1922.
• The Dalles, Oregon: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1977.
• Walla Walla, Washington: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1992.
• Wenatchee, Washington: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1992.
• Winnemucca, Nevada: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1918.
• Yakima, Washington: Record hottest June; previous record was in 1948.

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Dry

• Great Falls, Montana: Record driest June (0.44 inches); previous record was 0.52 inches in 1960.
• Portland, Oregon: Longest June dry streak: 24 days without measurable rainfall June 4-27.
• Quillayute, Washington: Record driest June (0.20 inches); previous record was 0.40 inches in 1967.
• San Francisco (downtown): Record driest year-to-date (3.10 inches); average January-June precipitation is 14.54 inches.

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Cold

• Boston: Record cold daily high for June – 49 degrees – set two days in a row on June 1 and 2. This was 6 degrees colder than the daily average low, and is an average high for March 29 or Nov. 22.

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