At 9:32 AM on this date in 1969 Apollo 11, with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins aboard, was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on its historic mission to land on the moon. The temperature was 85 degrees that morning with thunder in the vicinity.
Fifty years later on Delmarva, we are in the midst of a heat wave that is expected to last for a week to 10 days. We should see daily temperatures in the 90’s with the mercury reaching the upper 90’s for the entire weekend ahead. Stay hydrated!