Some highlights for the month from the Midwest U.S. courtesy of Steve Hilberg at the University of Illinois.


Based on preliminary data, June 2003 was the 23rd coolest in the 
Midwest. The early part of the month saw 40F readings and a number of 
record low temperatures established, including 27F in Rhinelander, WI 
on June 1.

St. Louis, MO set a new June record for precipitation with 12.35 
inches. The old record was 10.84 inches in 1875.  The St. Louis metro 
areas was also hard hit  by severe weather again this month.  An MCS 
on June 10 knocked out power to more than 110,000 homes and businesses 
and downed many trees.  Straight-line winds were estimated to have 
reached up to 100 mph at Scott Air Force Base as the MCS moved through 
the area.  http://mrcc.sws.uiuc.edu/Watch/0603/030614.htm

Heavy rain in the Ohio Valley and eastern Kentucky caused river and 
flash flooding during the middle of the month.  
http://mrcc.sws.uiuc.edu/Watch/0603/030621.htm


Severe weather and flash flooding hit Minnesota the last week of the 
month. One location in central Minnesota reported almost 10 inches of 
rain for the month. A tornado struck Buffalo Lake, MN on June 24th 
damaging about 75 percent of the town.  
http://mrcc.sws.uiuc.edu/Watch/0603/030630.htm