Parts of the southeast has had some of the coolest weather in years for June standards.

Tuesday June 16th, 2020 was the 6th coolest afternoon on record, weather records for Atlanta date back to 1879, with a high temperature of only 75 degrees. The coolest afternoon on record in June is 66 degrees in 1927. The low temperature Tuesday morning was 61 and the low temperature Wednesday morning June 17th was 59 in Atlanta. So why have we been so cool? The main reason why is the persistent easterly wind driven by the upper-level low that has been just to our northeast for several days. This type of weather pattern is more common during the winter months. As of June 17th, 2020 Atlanta is about two weeks behind the average first date of hitting 90 degrees or hotter. The average high temperature is 87 degrees this time of year with a low of 69 degrees. The earliest date to hit 90 on record in Atlanta is April 23rd, 1980. The latest date on record to hit 90 was July 28th, 1961. Charlotte had a high temperature of 61 Tuesday 25 degrees below the normal average. Parts of North Carolina stayed in the 50's for high temperatures Tuesday. Charleston South Carolina had a high temperature of 72 Tuesday. Asheville North Carolina had a high temperature of 60 Tuesday. Parts of North Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, and Minnesota was hotter than Atlanta, Charlotte, and Charleston on Tuesday. While the southeast has been getting a break from the heat the plains, parts of Colorado, and the northern US has had a heat wave. 2011, 2012, and 1980 was 3 of the hottest summers on record in Atlanta. 1967 and 1961 was cooler Summers for Atlanta.