Temperature Records Fall as June Heat Wave Continues
Today’s temperatures, averaging more then ten degrees above normal, broke records across Georgia and the eastern seaboard, as the heat wave we’re in continues. Here are some temperatures from around the area, along with the record temperature for June 8th:
Athens - High 101 Old Record 96
Columbus - High 97 Old Record 96
Macon - High 98 Ties Old Record
Savannah - High 97 Record 100
Augusta - High 100 Record 103
Atlanta - 95 Record 96
Gainesville - 95 Record 97
Charlotte, NC - 99 Ties Old Record
Asheville, NC - 93 Old Record 91
Raleigh, NC - 101 Old Record 100
Wilmington, NC - 98 Old Record 96
Greenville, SC - 100 Ties Old Record
Richmond, VA - 100 Old Record 99
Burlington VT - 91 Ties Old Record
It looks like the warmest Georgia temperatures were on a line from Albany to Augusta, with Statesboro also posting highs crossing the century mark. The coolest spot in the state was St. Simons island with a balmy 86, nowhere near a record.
Today is probably the warmest day of the heat wave here in Georgia. For the Mid-Atlantic and New England states, the warmest day comes on Monday. Beginning tomorrow, the upper-level high pressure that has been keeping the rain away moves out over the Atlantic, and we’ll have a better chance of afternoon thundershowers as the new week progresses.
Notes and Asides:
This is the 400th post I’ve made on the blog since starting.
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June 9th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Congratulations on the 400th blog post. You and Chipper Jones are neck and neck (he got his 400th home run last week)….
Your blog is one of my weapons in my information arsenal about Atlanta weather. Keep up the good work! Thanks for blogging.