Record Heat

(Blog Written by Donald Sutherland)

Highlights from today’s incredible heat:

Athens, GA: 107° (tied the June record of 107°)
Atlanta: 103° (broke the June record of 102°)
Baltimore: 103° (missed the daily/monthly record of 105°)
Charlotte: 104° (broke the June record of 103°)
Columbia, SC: 109° (broke the June record of 107°)
Memphis: 102° (broke the daily record of 101°)
Nashville: 107° (broke the June record of 106°)
Raleigh: 105° (broke the June record of 104°)
Richmond: 102° (broke the daily record of 101°)
Smyrna, TN: 113° (smashed the pre-2012 June record of 103°, Tied the State’s highest temperature on record) Washington, DC:
…DCA: 104° (broke the June record of 102°)
…IAD: 101° (broke the June record of 100°)

Highlights from today’s incredible heat (updated as of 9 pm):

Athens, GA: 109° (broke the June record of 107°)
Atlanta: 104° (broke the June record of 102°)
Baltimore: 103° (missed the daily/monthly record of 105°)
Charlotte: 104° (broke the June record of 103°)
Columbia, SC: 109° (broke the June record of 107°)
Memphis: 103° (broke the daily record of 101°)
Nashville: 109° (broke the June record of 106°)
Paducah, KY: 108° (broke the June record of 106°)
Raleigh: 105° (broke the June record of 104°)
Richmond: 103° (broke the daily record of 101°)
Smyrna, TN: 113° (smashed the pre-2012 June record of 103°, Tied the State’s highest temperature on record)
Washington, DC:
…DCA: 104° (broke the June record of 102°)
…IAD: 102° (broke the June record of 100°)

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:

Monthly High Temperature Records:
Broken: 147
Tied: 114

All-Time High Temperature Records:
Broken: 24
Tied: 33

There was one monthly low temperature record during this timeframe (24° at Oconto, WI on 6/27).