Sunday, August 07, 2011

HOT, HOT, HOT!

All-Time Record Highs (Any Month)

These cities have recorded temperatures this year that exceeded any temperature on record for any month.

Tallahassee, Fla. - 105 on June 15 (records since 1892)
Amarillo, Texas - 111 on June 26 (records since 1892)
Borger, Texas - 113 on June 26 (records since 1949)
Dalhart, Texas - 110 on June 26 (records since 1948)
Childress, Texas - 117 on June 26 (records since 1893)
Gage, Okla. - 113 (tie) on June 26 (records since 1947)
Resolute, Canada (one of Canada's northernmost communities)- 66 on July 9 (records since at least 1951)
Newark, N.J. - 108 degrees on July 22 (records since 1931)
Georgetown, Del. - 104 degrees on July 22 (records since 1948)
Washington, D. C. (Dulles Airport) - 105 degrees on July 22 (records since 1962)
Reading, Pa. - 106 degrees on July 22 (records since 1869)
Bridgeport, Conn. - 103 degrees on July 22 ties record (records since 1948)
Hartford, Conn. - 103 degrees on July 22 (records since 1904)
Salina, Kan. - 113 degrees on July 27 ties record from July 1954 (records since 1948)
Ft. Smith, Ark. - 115 degrees on August 3 (records since 1882)
Little Rock, Ark. - 114 degrees on August 3 (records since 1877)
West Plains, Mo. - 108 degrees on August 3 (records since 1948)

All-Time Record Highs for May, June or July

The locations below all broke or tied all-time monthly record highs during May, June or July.

August all-time monthly records:
Joplin, Mo. - 110 on August 2 (records since 1902)
Springfield, Mo. - 108 on August 2 (records since 1888)

July all-time monthly records:
Oklahoma City, Okla. - 110 (tie) on July 9 (records since 1890)

June all-time monthly records:
Mobile, Ala. - 103 on June 4 (records since 1842)
Pensacola, Fla. 102 (tie) on June 4 (records since 1879)
Houston, Texas - 105 on June 5 and 6 (records since 1889)
Shreveport, La. - 104 (tie) on June 14 (records since 1874)

May all-time monthly records:
Tanana, Alaska - 89 on May 28 (records since 1902)
Wichita Falls, Texas - 110 (tie) on May 28 (records since 1923)
Abilene, Texas - 109 (tie) on May 28 (records since 1885)
San Angelo, Texas - 110 on May 28 (records since 1907)
Amarillo, Texas - 104 on May 29 (records since 1892)
Baltimore, Md. - 98 on May 30 (records since 1872)
Wichita, Kan. - 100 (tie) on May 9 (records since 1888)

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