Sunday, January 13, 2013

While Denver Hosts Coldest Playoff Game, Heat Records Outscore Cold Records 50-3

The Denver Broncos may have lost their coldest NFL playoff game yesterday (go Ravens!), but the real record-breaking temperatures were observed east of the Mississippi on January 12. At least 50 major National Weather Service locations in 14 states set new record high temperature records, listed in the table below. By contrast, only 3 comparable low temperature records were set, in California and Oregon, and all with periods of record under 45 years.

Location Record Previous Date Period of Record
AL MONTGOMERY AP ASOS 80 76 1/12/1950 65
AL ANNISTON ARPT ASOS 75 73 1/12/1972 69
AL MUSCLE SHOALS AP 73 70 1/12/1995 72
AL HUNTSVILLE INTL AP 72 70 1/12/1960 54
FL TAMPA INTL AP 83 82 1/12/1989 80
FL CRESTVIEW BOB SIKES AP 78 77 1/12/1950 47
GA ALMA BACON CO AP 81 79 1/12/1950 64
GA SAVANNAH INTL AP 81 79 1/12/1949 68
GA AUGUSTA BUSH FLD AP 81 76 1/12/2000 68
GA MACON MIDDLE GA AP 78 75 1/12/1949 68
GA COLUMBUS METO AP. 77 75 1/12/1950 65
GA ATLANTA HARTSFIELD AP 76 71 1/12/1995 83
KY BOWLING GREEN RGNL AP 70 69 1/12/1898 120
MI JACKSON COUNTY AP 61 58 1/12/1995 64
MI FLINT FCWOS 60 58 1/12/2005 64
MI DETROIT METRO AIRPORT 59 58 1/12/1995 58
MI GERALD R FORD INTL AP 57 55 1/12/2005 74
MI ALPENA CO RGNL AP 57 49 1/12/2005 95
MI TRAVERSE CITY FAA AP 55 50 1/12/2006 116
MI HOUGHTON ROSCOMMON AP 52 47 1/12/2005 48
MI PELLSTON RGNL AP 52 45 1/12/2005 65
MI SAULT STE MARIE SNDRSN 47 43 1/12/1932 82
MS TUPELO RGNL AP 76 71 1/12/2000 49
NC WILMINGTON INTL AP 78 73 1/12/2006 80
NC NEW BERN - ASOS 76 74 1/12/2006 64
NC CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AP 73 72 1/12/2005 68
NC ASHEVILLE AP 70 66 1/12/2000 65
NY ROCHESTER INTL AP 58 57 1/12/1995 87
NY WATERTOWN AP 53 52 1/12/1995 63
OH COLUMBUS WSO AP 66 64 1/12/2005 65
PA BRADFORD FAA AP 53 50 1/12/2006 55
SC COLUMBIA METRO AP 82 74 1/12/2005 67
SC FLORENCE RGNL AP 81 73 1/12/1995 65
SC CHARLESTON INTL. AIRPORT 81 78 1/12/1949 83
SC NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 77 75 1/12/1992 46
SC GRNVL SPART INTL AP 73 70 1/12/2000 50
TN KNOXVILLE AP 75 71 1/12/1916 103
TN JACKSON MCKELLAR- SIPES AP 73 72 1/12/1995 64
TN MEMPHIS INTL AP 73 72 1/12/2005 73
TN CHATTANOOGA AP 72 70 1/12/1928 85
TN BRISTOL AP 71 69 1/12/2005 65
TN CROSSVILLE AP 67 64 1/12/1960 58
VA ROANOKE INTL AP 73 71 1/12/2005 65
VA LYNCHBURG INTL AP 70 69 1/12/2005 83
VA DANVILLE REGIONAL AP 70 68 1/12/2005 51
WV BLUEFIELD MERCER CO AP 72 68 1/12/2005 53
WV CHARLESTON YEAGER AP 72 71 1/12/2005 64
WV BECKLEY RALEIGH COUNTY AP 70 67 1/12/2005 49
WV MORGANTOWN HART FLD 68 66 1/12/2005 67
WV PARKERSBURG FAA AP 68 67 1/12/2005 64

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