Re: This from my local NWS....Stupid heat
Posted by Shalista on 6/29/2012, 4:41 pm
...AN ALL-TIME DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN REACHED THIS AFTERNOON IN THE COLUMBIA SC METRO AREA...

THE TEMPERATURE THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 3:10 PM REACHED 108 DEGREES AT THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT...BREAKING THREE HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS:

1. THE PREVIOUS HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR JUNE 29TH WAS 103 DEGREES SET IN 1936.

2. THE PREVIOUS DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JUNE (DAYS 1ST THROUGH 30TH) WAS 107 DEGREES SET ON JUNE 27TH IN 1954.

3. THE PREVIOUS ALL-TIME DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE (ON ANY DAY AND MONTH) IN THE COLUMBIA METRO AREA WAS ALSO 107 DEGREES. THIS WAS
FIRST SET BACK ON JULY 23RD IN 1952...AND SUBSEQUENTLY REACHED ON FIVE OTHER DATES---THE MOST RECENT OF WHICH WAS AUGUST 10TH IN 2007.

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE SENT THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON IF THE TEMPERATURE INCREASES FURTHER.

DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS IN THE COLUMBIA AREA DATE BACK TO 1887.
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