By Jerry Strahan

Springhill
June 22 low was 76F high was 86F 
June 23  low was 72F high was 88F 
June 24 low was 71F high was 89F 
June 25 low was 70F high was 91F 
June 26 low was 75F high was 89F 
June 27 low was 75F high was 90F 
June 28 low was 75F high was 90F 

Minden 
June 22 low was 78F high was 89F 
June 23 low was 72F high was 88F 
June 24 low was 72F high was 87F
June 25 low was 72F high was 91F 
June 26 low was 76F high was 90F 
June 27 low was 75F high was 90F 
June 28 low was 76F high was 90F 

Rainfall totals for Springhill 
Ending at 7 a.m. each day
Springhill
June 22 02 100s of an inch 
June 23 99 100s of an inch 
June 24 2.29 inches of rain. 

Minden
June  22 27 100s of an inch 
June 23  2.35 inches of rain 
June 24. 75 100s of an inch 

I was able to pull up the storm total for Shongaloo for the entire storms that occurred this past week.
Total was 9.40  inches of rain. 

 Extended forecast:

This coming week we will begin to see summer time temperatures and it will be hot and high humidities ranging from 80 to 90 percent.

Thursday will be the start of the hottest weather this summer so far.  See attached screenshot. 

The highs will be in the low to mid 90s and lows will be in the upper 70s to near 80.

The attached picture is of an oak tree hit by lightning in Lake Earling Arkansas. This happened during the tornado warning.

(Jerry Strahan was a first responder in fire and emergency services for almost 45 years. He lives in north Webster Parish and has written weather articles for other publications.)

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