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National Weather Summary:

Highlights:  Soaking rains (2 to 4 inches or more) drenched areas from the east-central Plains into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern States, maintaining abundant to locally excessive soil moisture for summer crops.  In the Midwest, heavy rain caused some renewed lowland flooding and maintained concerns about disease in the soft red winter wheat crop.  Significant rain also fell across parts of the northern Plains and southern High Plains.  In the latter region, showers provided much-needed moisture for cotton and other rain-fed summer crops.

In contrast, hot, dry weather resulted in drought development or intensification across the southeastern Plains and the western and central Gulf Coast regions, where weekly temperatures averaged 3 to 7 degrees F above normal.  Hot weather also expanded into the lower Southeast, where temperatures approached or reached 100 degrees F. 
 
Elsewhere, highlights included cool weather in the Southwest (temperatures more than 5 degrees F below normal in some locations), above-normal temperatures and mostly dry conditions in the Pacific Northwest, and unusually heavy showers (locally 2 inches or more) across the northern Intermountain region.
 
For much of the week, showery weather persisted across the northern Intermountain West.  Pocatello, ID (3.65 inches through June 20) achieved its wettest June on record, surpassing 3.30 inches in 1967 and 1995.  Similarly, a monthly record (3.62 inches through June 21) was established in Beowawe, NV, where the former June standard of 3.30 inches was set in 1969.

Elsewhere in Nevada, Reno's month-to-date total of 1.52 inches represented its third-wettest June behind 1.94 inches in 1920 and 1.53 inches in 1989.  Heavy showers were observed as far west as Portland, OR, where a daily-record sum of 0.96 inch was reported on June 19.  In contrast, no measurable rain fell in Seattle, WA, on 29 consecutive days from May 20 - June 17.  Farther east, very heavy showers and thunderstorms were scattered across the Plains, Midwest, and Northeast.

In North Dakota, Bismarck (5.77 inches on June 15-16) experienced its wettest 24-hour period on record, edging the 5.27-inch total of July 15-16, 1993.  On June 17, Flint, MI (3.46 inches), endured its second-wettest June day behind only 3.48 inches on June 1, 1943.

In Illinois, the 19th was the second-wettest June day on record in Rockford (4.20 inches; behind only 4.67 inches on June 14, 1926) and the third-wettest June day in Chicago (3.97 inches; trailing 4.64 inches on June 13, 1976, and 4.58 inches on June 25, 1959).  In addition, Chicago set a record for its wettest January 1 - June 20 period on record (25.31 inches), eclipsing the 1975 standard of 24.61 inches.

Heavy rain also pounded the Northeast, where Bangor, ME, netted a daily-record sum of 4.21 inches on June 19.  Late in the week, heavy showers also erupted on the southern High Plains and adjacent regions, where record amounts included 2.68 inches (on June 19) in Del Rio, TX, and 1.02 inches (on June 20) in Clayton, NM.
 
In Tallahassee, FL, a streak of triple-digit heat started on June 16 and continued through week's end, with highs reaching 100, 100, 101, 101, and 103 degrees F.  Tallahassee's longest stretch of triple-digit heat, 7 days, occurred in June 1998.  Prior to June 20, the last time Tallahassee achieved a high of at least 103 degrees F was July 19, 2000.

Elsewhere in Florida, Tampa posted a trio of daily-record highs (96, 96, and 95 degrees F) from June 17-19.  Other scattered daily-record highs across the Deep South included 98 degrees F (on June 16) in Brunswick, GA, and 100 degrees F (on June 20) in Hattiesburg, MS.

In contrast, temperatures failed to reach 100 degrees F in Phoenix, AZ, on 15 consecutive days from June 5-19, narrowly missing its June record of 17 days set from June 1-17, 1913.  Elsewhere in Arizona, Flagstaff failed to reach 70 degrees F on 12 consecutive days from June 5-16, shattering its June standard of 8 days set in 1932 and 1951.
 
Very warm weather persisted in Hawaii early in the week, but strengthening trade winds resulted in a late-week increase in showers for windward locations.  On Oahu, Honolulu's streak of consecutive daily-record highs stretched to 9 days (June 8-16), with readings reaching 91 or 92 degrees F each day.  Meanwhile on the Big Island, Hilo received just 1.31 inches of rain from June 1-16, but netted 1.28 inches from June 17-20.

Farther north, mild, mostly dry weather prevailed in Alaska.  Temperatures averaged within 3 degrees F of normal statewide.  Dryness continued to intensify across southeastern Alaska, where June 1-20 rainfall totaled just 0.99 inch (20 percent of normal) in Yakutat.
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National Weather Summary:

Highlights: Soaking rains (2 to 4 inches or more) drenched areas from the east-central Plains into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern States, maintaining abundant to locally excessive soil moisture for summer crops. In the Midwest, heavy rain caused some renewed lowland flooding and maintained concerns about disease in the soft red winter wheat crop. Significant rain also fell across parts of the northern Plains and southern High Plains. In the latter region, showers provided much-needed moisture for cotton and other rain-fed summer crops.

In contrast, hot, dry weather resulted in drought development or intensification across the southeastern Plains and the western and central Gulf Coast regions, where weekly temperatures averaged 3 to 7 degrees F above normal. Hot weather also expanded into the lower Southeast, where temperatures approached or reached 100 degrees F.

Elsewhere, highlights included cool weather in the Southwest (temperatures more than 5 degrees F below normal in some locations), above-normal temperatures and mostly dry conditions in the Pacific Northwest, and unusually heavy showers (locally 2 inches or more) across the northern Intermountain region.

For much of the week, showery weather persisted across the northern Intermountain West. Pocatello, ID (3.65 inches through June 20) achieved its wettest June on record, surpassing 3.30 inches in 1967 and 1995. Similarly, a monthly record (3.62 inches through June 21) was established in Beowawe, NV, where the former June standard of 3.30 inches was set in 1969.

Elsewhere in Nevada, Reno's month-to-date total of 1.52 inches represented its third-wettest June behind 1.94 inches in 1920 and 1.53 inches in 1989. Heavy showers were observed as far west as Portland, OR, where a daily-record sum of 0.96 inch was reported on June 19. In contrast, no measurable rain fell in Seattle, WA, on 29 consecutive days from May 20 - June 17. Farther east, very heavy showers and thunderstorms were scattered across the Plains, Midwest, and Northeast.

In North Dakota, Bismarck (5.77 inches on June 15-16) experienced its wettest 24-hour period on record, edging the 5.27-inch total of July 15-16, 1993. On June 17, Flint, MI (3.46 inches), endured its second-wettest June day behind only 3.48 inches on June 1, 1943.

In Illinois, the 19th was the second-wettest June day on record in Rockford (4.20 inches; behind only 4.67 inches on June 14, 1926) and the third-wettest June day in Chicago (3.97 inches; trailing 4.64 inches on June 13, 1976, and 4.58 inches on June 25, 1959). In addition, Chicago set a record for its wettest January 1 - June 20 period on record (25.31 inches), eclipsing the 1975 standard of 24.61 inches.

Heavy rain also pounded the Northeast, where Bangor, ME, netted a daily-record sum of 4.21 inches on June 19. Late in the week, heavy showers also erupted on the southern High Plains and adjacent regions, where record amounts included 2.68 inches (on June 19) in Del Rio, TX, and 1.02 inches (on June 20) in Clayton, NM.

In Tallahassee, FL, a streak of triple-digit heat started on June 16 and continued through week's end, with highs reaching 100, 100, 101, 101, and 103 degrees F. Tallahassee's longest stretch of triple-digit heat, 7 days, occurred in June 1998. Prior to June 20, the last time Tallahassee achieved a high of at least 103 degrees F was July 19, 2000.

Elsewhere in Florida, Tampa posted a trio of daily-record highs (96, 96, and 95 degrees F) from June 17-19. Other scattered daily-record highs across the Deep South included 98 degrees F (on June 16) in Brunswick, GA, and 100 degrees F (on June 20) in Hattiesburg, MS.

In contrast, temperatures failed to reach 100 degrees F in Phoenix, AZ, on 15 consecutive days from June 5-19, narrowly missing its June record of 17 days set from June 1-17, 1913. Elsewhere in Arizona, Flagstaff failed to reach 70 degrees F on 12 consecutive days from June 5-16, shattering its June standard of 8 days set in 1932 and 1951.

Very warm weather persisted in Hawaii early in the week, but strengthening trade winds resulted in a late-week increase in showers for windward locations. On Oahu, Honolulu's streak of consecutive daily-record highs stretched to 9 days (June 8-16), with readings reaching 91 or 92 degrees F each day. Meanwhile on the Big Island, Hilo received just 1.31 inches of rain from June 1-16, but netted 1.28 inches from June 17-20.

Farther north, mild, mostly dry weather prevailed in Alaska. Temperatures averaged within 3 degrees F of normal statewide. Dryness continued to intensify across southeastern Alaska, where June 1-20 rainfall totaled just 0.99 inch (20 percent of normal) in Yakutat.

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