{"id":2551,"date":"2012-08-04T17:07:03","date_gmt":"2012-08-04T21:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezweather.com\/myblog\/?p=2551"},"modified":"2012-08-04T17:07:03","modified_gmt":"2012-08-04T21:07:03","slug":"record-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ezweather.com\/myblog\/2012\/08\/04\/record-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"Record Heat"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Blog Written by Donald Sutherland)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Highlights from today’s incredible heat:<\/p>\n

Athens, GA: 107\u00b0 (tied the June record of 107\u00b0)
\nAtlanta: 103\u00b0 (broke the June record of 102\u00b0)
\nBaltimore: 103\u00b0 (missed the daily\/monthly record of 105\u00b0)
\nCharlotte: 104\u00b0 (broke the June record of 103\u00b0)
\nColumbia, SC: 109\u00b0 (broke the June record of 107\u00b0)
\nMemphis: 102\u00b0 (broke the daily record of 101\u00b0)
\nNashville: 107\u00b0 (broke the June record of 106\u00b0)
\nRaleigh: 105\u00b0 (broke the June record of 104\u00b0)
\nRichmond: 102\u00b0 (broke the daily record of 101\u00b0)
\nSmyrna, TN: 113\u00b0 (smashed the pre-2012 June record of 103\u00b0, Tied the State’s highest temperature on record<\/strong>) Washington, DC:
\n…DCA: 104\u00b0 (broke the June record of 102\u00b0)
\n…IAD: 101\u00b0 (broke the June record of 100\u00b0)<\/p>\n

Highlights from today’s incredible heat (updated as of 9 pm):<\/p>\n

Athens, GA: 109\u00b0 (broke the June record of 107\u00b0)
\nAtlanta: 104\u00b0 (broke the June record of 102\u00b0)
\nBaltimore: 103\u00b0 (missed the daily\/monthly record of 105\u00b0)
\nCharlotte: 104\u00b0 (broke the June record of 103\u00b0)
\nColumbia, SC: 109\u00b0 (broke the June record of 107\u00b0)
\nMemphis: 103\u00b0 (broke the daily record of 101\u00b0)
\nNashville: 109\u00b0 (broke the June record of 106\u00b0)
\nPaducah, KY: 108\u00b0 (broke the June record of 106\u00b0)
\nRaleigh: 105\u00b0 (broke the June record of 104\u00b0)
\nRichmond: 103\u00b0 (broke the daily record of 101\u00b0)
\nSmyrna, TN: 113\u00b0 (smashed the pre-2012 June record of 103\u00b0, Tied the State’s highest temperature on record<\/strong>)
\nWashington, DC:
\n…DCA: 104\u00b0 (broke the June record of 102\u00b0)
\n…IAD: 102\u00b0 (broke the June record of 100\u00b0)<\/p>\n

To further put this historic outbreak of heat into perspective, here’s the number of U.S. records broken or tied over the past 7 days (data for 6\/29 isn’t yet available) or during the 6\/22 through 6\/28 timeframe:<\/p>\n

Monthly High Temperature Records:
\nBroken: 147
\nTied: 114<\/p>\n

All-Time High Temperature Records:
\nBroken: 24
\nTied: 33<\/p>\n

There was one monthly low temperature record during this timeframe (24\u00b0 at Oconto, WI on 6\/27).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Blog Written by Donald Sutherland) Highlights from today’s incredible heat: Athens, GA: 107\u00b0 (tied the June record of 107\u00b0) Atlanta: 103\u00b0 (broke the June record of 102\u00b0) Baltimore: 103\u00b0 (missed the daily\/monthly record of 105\u00b0) Charlotte: 104\u00b0 (broke the June record of 103\u00b0) Columbia, SC: 109\u00b0 (broke the June record of 107\u00b0) Memphis: 102\u00b0 (broke … <\/p>\n

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