Record Heat - June 8 and 9, 2008

Record Heat
June 8 and 9, 2008

Records for June 9:

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT ATLANTA...

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 98 DEGREES WAS SET AT ATLANTA TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 97 SET IN 1995. IN ADDITION...THE LOW
TEMPERATURE THIS MORNING AT ATLANTA WAS 76 DEGREES. UNLESS THE
TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 76 DEGREES BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...A
RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD WILL BE SET...BREAKING THE
OLD RECORD OF 75...ALSO SET IN 1995.

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT ATHENS...

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 102 DEGREES WAS SET AT ATHENS TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 99 SET IN 1926.

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT COLUMBUS...

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES WAS SET AT COLUMBUS TODAY.
THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 97 SET IN 1986.

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT MACON...

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 100 DEGREES WAS SET AT MACON TODAY.
THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 100 SET IN 1954.

Records for June 8:

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT ATHENS...
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 101 DEGREES WAS SET AT ATHENS TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 100 SET IN 1933.

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MACON...
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 100 DEGREES WAS SET AT MACON TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 98 SET IN 1993.

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT COLUMBUS...
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 98 DEGREES WAS SET AT COLUMBUS TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 96 SET IN 1993.

[ Upper air pattern producing hot weather ]