June lacked heat but had plenty of severe storms

July 1, 10:56 AMBaltimore Weather ExaminerTony Pann

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Tornado over Essex, MD on June 20.  Three confirmed near Baltimore in June

Summer has begun, but it doesn't feel like it.  If we could summon the old lady from the classic Wendy's commercials, she would say, "Where's the heat?"  The last time we hit 90F in Baltimore was in late April, so it's been a while.  June wasn't the coolest on record, but it was one of very few without summer heat failing to reach 90F.   (See the temperature chart in the slide show below).  Only five other years held that mark.

• 1886
• 1903
• 1916
• 1972
• 1979

On average, June in Baltimore should have between 5 and 6 days above 90F.  The most on record was 18 days in 1943.  That was also the hottest June on record. This continues to prove the point of the other hot period on record was the 1930s and 1940s, driven by natural weather forces.

Severe storms on record
What lacked in heat made up with heavy rain, large hail, and tornadoes.  It appeared as if the spring season was delayed, and Maryland took it on the chin.

Rainfall: About half of the days this month had rainfall, and 5.52 inches was above normal for the third month in a row. The heaviest rain was on the 18th with 1.77", most fell in the morning before 9 AM.

Large hail:
June 10th: A severe storm covered the ground in York, PA with marble sized hail.  Check out these pictures.

June 15th brought that amazing video from New Jersey Amazing hail video shows a wintry scene in a New Jersey town     A severe thunderstorm erupted over Washington Township, New Jersey on Monday with marble sized hail.  As impressive as that sounds, the hail... Keep Reading »

Tornadoes:
While Maryland does average a few tornadoes every year, three were confirmed in the Baltimore area in June.  Two in Baltimore County a week and a half apart. Check out the stories and pictures:

Tornado Update: A second confirmed touchdown and new damage pictures Monday, June 22nd, 2009 The storms that blew through the Baltimore area this past Saturday spawned two separate tornadoes.  The second confirmation made by The National... Keep Reading »

Tornado confirmed is Essex on June 20th, see the radar and pictures Sunday, June 21st, 2009 · 3 comments Happy Father's Day, and Summer Solstice.  It's not for residents of south east Baltimore county though.  The severe storms the erupted in... Keep Reading »

Tornado touchdowns in Maryland again Saturday, June 20th, 2009 For the second time in 12 days, the Essex and Dundalk area in southeast Baltimore County got hit with severe weather.  On June 9th an EF-0 ... Keep Reading »

Tornado confirmed in Dundalk on June 9th 1 comment The National Weather Service went to Dundalk to survey the damage from yesterday's storms.  There was the appearance of rotation in the clouds... Keep Reading »

Other interesting stories last month:

First new cloud type in decades might be named