Monday, July 20, 2009

Record Lows in South

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July 21 Update: Additional records in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi for July 20 and 21:
A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 56 DEGREES WAS SET AT MACON THIS MORNING.   
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 65 SET IN 1967.

A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 61 DEGREES WAS SET AT COLUMBUS THIS
MORNING. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 67 SET IN 1974....1956 AND
1950.

...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES SET AT TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL AIRPORT AND
THE APALACHICOLA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT THIS MORNING...

AT 710 AM EDT...THE TEMPERATURE AT THE TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL AIRPORT
DROPPED TO 60 DEGREES. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF
67 SET ON THIS DATE IN 1929...1970 AND 1971.

AT 723 AM EDT...THE TEMPERATURE AT THE APALACHICOLA MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT DROPPED TO 63 DEGREES. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD LOW
TEMPERATURE OF 71 SET ON THIS DATE BACK IN 1947 AND 2004.

A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES WAS SET AT VERO BEACH TODAY. [July 20]
THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 68 SET IN 1979.

A NEW RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 57 DEGREES WAS SET AT ANNISTON THIS
MORNING. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 59 SET IN 1947.

A NEW RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 61 DEGREES WAS RECORDED AT THE
MONTGOMERY AIRPORT THIS MORNING. THE OLD RECORD LOW WAS 65
DEGREES FOR THE 21ST DAY OF JULY...SET BACK IN 1923...1910...
AND 1877.

A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 61 DEGREES WAS RECORDED THIS MORNING AT THE
BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD LOW OF 60 DEGREES
FOR THE 21ST DAY OF JULY...SET BACK IN 1971 AND 1947.

A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 55 DEGREES WAS RECORDED BY THE COOP
OBSERVER IN PINSON ALABAMA THIS MORNING. THE OLD RECORD LOW FOR
THE 21ST DAY OF JULY WAS 59 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1971.

A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 56 DEGREES WAS SET AT HUNTSVILLE
YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 59...PREVIOUSLY SET IN
1947.

A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 56 DEGREES WAS SET AT MUSCLE SHOALS
YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 57...PREVIOUSLY SET IN
1909.

A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 64 DEGREES WAS SET AT MOBILE TODAY. [July 20]
THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 64 SET IN 1923.

A NEW RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 59 DEGREES WAS SET AT MERIDIAN THIS
MORNING...JULY 20TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 61 DEGREES SET
IN 1947. THIS IS THE SECOND MORNING IN A ROW WITH RECORD LOW
TEMPERATURES AT MERIDIAN.

A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 63 DEGREES WAS SET AT HATTIESBURG TODAY. [July 20]
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 65 SET IN 1962.

Original post:
Several record low temperatures were set or tied in central and northern Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina, and Virginia on July 19 and 20:
THIS MORNING'S REPORTED LOWS:         PREVIOUS RECORD LOW AND YEAR:  

ATLANTA...61 DEGREES (TIED RECORD) 61 IN 1946

ATHENS....60 DEGREES (NEW RECORD LOW) 61 IN 1910

MACON.....61 DEGREES (NEW RECORD LOW) 62 IN 1987

COLUMBUS..64 DEGREES (TIED RECORD) 64 IN 1946

YESTERDAY MORNING'S REPORTED LOWS: PREVIOUS RECORD LOW AND YEAR:

ATLANTA...63 DEGREES 63 IN 1967 (TIED RECORD)

ATHENS....58 DEGREES 62 IN 1925 (NEW RECORD LOW)

MACON.....58 DEGREES 61 IN 1967 (NEW RECORD LOW)

COLUMBUS..62 DEGREES 66 IN 1987 (NEW RECORD LOW)

..NEW RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE AT CHARLOTTE NC [July 19]

THE LOW TEMPERATURE THIS MORNING AT THE CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 60 DEGREES. THIS IS A NEW RECORD LOW
TEMPERATURE AS THE PREVIOUS RECORD LOW WAS 61 DEGREES SET BACK IN
1910. CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS AT CHARLOTTE DATE BACK TO 1879.

A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEGREES WAS SET AT APALACHICOLA TODAY.
THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 70 SET IN 1967.

A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 67 DEGREES WAS SET AT NORTH MYRTLE
BEACH SC TODAY [July 19]. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 68 SET IN 2003.

A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 50 DEGREES WAS SET AT BLACKSBURG VA
YESTERDAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 50 SET IN 1984.

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