ON THIS DATE....... First day of summer? Tell that to the residents of Lander, WY. The town reported 18 inches of snow on this date in 1989 as heavy snow fell all along the center and northern Rocky Mountains.

THURSDAY'S WEATHER EXTREMES:
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F).........................105 Needles, Calif.
HIGHEST HEAT INDEX (DEGREES F)..........................108 Quantico, Va.
LOWEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)..........................27 Yellowstone, Wyo.
LOWEST WIND CHILL (DEGREES F)...........................22 Point Hope, Alaska
HIGHEST WIND GUST (MPH).................................72 Mt. Washington, N.H.
HIGHEST PRECIPITATION (INCHES)..........................1.55 Topeka, Kan.