Lots of Records Set

The Weather Office has been all a twitter on this Saturday afternoon, waiting to see if we would establish a new record high in Birmingham.

When clouds were a little thicker than expected early in the day, it seemed that the record of 87 might not be in jeopardy after all. But as soon as the strong April sun came out, the mercury jumped five degrees and the thermometer was off to the races. It would peak at 89.

Huntsville also established a new record for the date with 89. Other Alabama records included 88 at Montgomery and 91 at Muscle Shoals.

LATE NOTE: It was 88 in Tuscaloosa, which was 1 degree short of the record for the date. Anniston also came up one degree short of the record.

There were quite a few records set in other places on Saturday, including at least one notable one.

When the mercury hit 90 in Nashville this afternoon it not only set a record for the date, it was also the earliest that the Music City has registered 90 AND it marked their all time record high for April.

It usually doesn’t hit 92 in Jacksonville FL until May 14th, but they did it yesterday (second earliest ever).

Some other records from this afternoon included:
89 in Naples FL (second straight day)
86 at Atlanta
90 at Columbia SC and Charleston
92 in Tallahassee
89 at Fort Smith AR
84 at Evansville IN
86 at Fayetteville AR
88 at Meridian and Memphis
88 at Grand Island NE
97 in Wichita Falls TX
100 in San Angelo TX

In Oklahoma City, their morning low was a record warm minimum with 67 and this got them off on the right foot to break a daily high temperature record with 92.

As is often the case, record warmth on one side of the nation can lead to record cold on the other side. That is the case in our current high amplitude weather pattern. On the other side of the continent, it was 16 this morning at Rome OR, 31 in Walla Walla WA; 20 at Yakima WA; 41 at Los Angeles (UCLA), and 43 at Long Beach, all records for the date.

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