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Weather on This Date - June 29

6/29/2018

Another spectacular shot of the Shelf Cloud on Pensacola Beach sent by Melissa Torrez. Image by Kaitlin Wright @https://twitter.com/wxkaitlin

June 29, 1931
The temperature at Monticello FL hit 109 degrees to establish an all-time record for the state. (The Weather Channel)

June 29, 1954
Hurricane Alice dumped as much as 27 inches of rain on the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The Rio Grande River at Laredo reached a level 12.6 feet above its previous highest mark, and the roadway of the U.S. 90 bridge was thirty feet below the high water. (David Ludlum)

June 29, 1987
Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes Region, with reports of large hail and damaging winds most numerous in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. Thunderstorms spawned four tornadoes in Michigan. A tornado near Clare MI was accompanied by softball size hail. In Colorado, an untimely winter-like storm blanketed Mount Evans with six inches of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

June 29, 1988
Alpena, MI, reported a record low of 39 degrees while Jackson, MS, equaled their record for the month of June with an afternoon high of 105 degrees. Thunderstorms in the central U.S. soaked Springfield MO with 3.62 inches of rain, a record for the date. (The National Weather Summary)

June 29, 1989
Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Southern and Central High Plains Region. Thunderstorms in Colorado produced softball size hail at Kit Carson, while pea to marble size hail caused ten million dollars damage to crops in Philips County, CO. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

June 29, 2012
A strong upper level ridge allowed for a historic heat wave to impact north and central Georgia June 29th and 30th. On the 29th, Athens reached 109°F and broke the previous all-time record maximum temperature record of 108°F set on 7/12/1930. For more information, visit the event summary. (NWS Atlanta)

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