Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Southeast Swelters, Records Wrecked
High Temperature Extremes in Florida, Georgia, S. Carolina

Images (click to enlarge): Daily high temperatures for (top to bottom) June 15, 14, and 13 from Unisys

June 16 Update: Additional records reported by the National Climatic Data Center:
June 15
Macon GA 100 (99, 1963)
Athens GA 98 (97, 2000)
Columbia SC 101 (100, 1981)

June 14
Atlanta/Fulton GA 96 (93, 2005)
Charleston SC 99 (97, 2002)
Greenville SC 96 (tie, 2000)

June 13
N. Myrtle Beach SC 96 (95, 1998)

Original post:
Summer heat has made an early start in the southeastern U.S., where high temperature records were widespread for the last several days. Among the records tied or broken (old record and date in parentheses):
June 15
Miami FL 94 (tie, 2009)
Orlando FL 98 (97, 1998)
Gainesville FL 99 (tie, 1909)
Jacksonville FL 102 (tie, 1981)
Apalachicola FL 94 (tie, 1981)
Tallahassee FL 99 (tie, 1998)
Augusta GA 104 (100, 1971)
N. Myrtle Beach SC 98 (95, 2005)

June 14
Orlando FL 99 (tie, 1977)
St. Simons GA 99 (tie, 1963)
Apalachicola FL 95 (94, 2009)
Savannah GA 102 (100, 1921)
N. Charleston SC 99 (97, 2002)
Augusta GA 103 (101, 2000)
N. Myrtle Beach SC 98 (93, 1989)

June 13
Sarasota FL 96 (tie, 1998)
Tampa FL 96 (95, 1977)
St. Petersburg FL 97 (95, 1977)
Apalachicola FL 96 (95, 1977)
Tallahassee FL 101 (tie, 1998)
Greenville SC 96 (tie, 1958)
Asheville NC 90 (tie, 1958)
Augusta GA 101 (100, 1958)

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