HEADLINES:
HIGHEST TEMP EVER AT WXMATRIX HQ
HIGHEST TEMP IN 13 YEARS LOCALLY
SIXTY PERCENT OF NATION OVER 90F
Today's stats from WeatherMatrix HeadQuarters (formerly CASI HQ) in
State College PA:
HIGH: 97.0 °F {at} 04:11 pm
This high temp was the highest temperature ever recorded at
WeatherMatrix HQ (records since 1997) by far (I think the previous
record was 93 or 94, would have to look it up)
In the city, the high was also 97 degrees, breaking the record of 94 in
1930. This was the highest temperature in the last 13 years - it tied
with the 97 on August 8, 1988.
Other stats from 'Matrix HQ Today:
LOW : 74.0 °F {at} 05:20 am
HEAT INDEX: 107.0 °F {at} 11:57 am
Other nearby news:
THE TEMPERATURE ROSE TO 99 DEGREES AT HARRISBURG (PA) THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 97 DEGREES...SET IN 1930 AND 1900.
AT 255 PM EDT...THE TEMPERATURE AT NEWARK (NJ) REACHED 101 DEGREES. THIS
BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 97 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1983.
U.S. Stats:
Yesterday on August 7th at 5pm 60.2% of the nation was over 90 degrees,
and the mean temperature was 90.3 degrees, ranking in the top 10 highest
mean temperatures in the United States since 1/1/99. Last week under
40% of the nation was over 90.
WeatherMatrix HQ Location Page & Maps:
http://www.weathermatrix.net/hq/
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