...1788... The Battle of Monmouth in central New Jersey was fought in sweltering heat. The temperature was 96 degrees in the shade, and there were more casualties from the heat than from bullets.

...1892... The temperature at Orogrande UT soared to 116 degrees to establish a record for the state.

...1924... A massive tornado hit Sandusky OH, then swept across Lake Erie to strike the town of Lorain. The tornado killed 86 persons and caused twelve million dollars damage. The tornado outbreak that day was the worst of record for the state of Ohio up til that time.

...1932... At Newport, Rhode Island a wind gust of 46 miles per hour was recorded, setting the record high for the date.

...1938... 2.38 inches of rain fell at Newport, Rhode Island, breaking the previous record of .95 inches set back in 1895.

...1954... The record high temperature was set for the state of South Carolina. The temperature reached 111 degrees at the town of Camden.

...1975... Lee Trevino and two other golfers are struck by lightning at the Western Open golf tournament in Oak Brook IL.

...1980... The temperature at Wichita Falls TX soared to 117 degrees, their hottest reading of record. Daily highs were 110 degrees or above between the 24th of June and the 3rd of July.

...1987... Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather in the north central U.S. Thunderstorms in Nebraska produced wind gusts to 70 mph and baseball size hail at Arapahoe, and wind gusts to 80 mph along with baseball size hail at Wolback and Belgrade. Six cities in the Ohio Valley reported record low temperatures for the date, including Cincinnati OH with a reading of 50 degrees.

...1988... Showers and thunderstorms brought much needed rains to parts of the central U.S. Madison WI received 1.67 inches of rain, a record for the date, and their first measurable rain since the Mother's Day tornado outbreak on the 8th of May.

...1989... Evening thunderstorms deluged Winnfield LA with eleven inches of rain in four hours and fifteen minutes, and Baton Rouge LA reported 11 inches of rain in two days. Totals in west central Louisiana ranged up to 17 inches. Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Northern High Plains. Two inch hail broke windows in nearly every building at Comstock NE. Thunderstorms in North Dakta produced two inch hail at Killdeer, and golf ball size hail at Zap.

...1991... The high temperature of 90 degrees was recorded at Newport, Rhode Island, breaking the record of 89 degrees set in 1978.

...1992... A slow moving tropical depression produced excessive rains across southwest Florida. Four day totals ending on the 28th, ranged up to 25 inches in the Venice area, with a general 8 to 14 inches over Sarasota and Manatee Counties. Two deaths resulted from the flooding.

...1994... Laughlin, Nevada reached 124 degrees, the state's all-time record high temperature.

...1995... At Newport, Rhode Island the low temperature got down to 49 degrees, breaking the record of 50 degrees set back in 1893.