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Selected U.S. City
and State Extremes

August 2007

Source NOAA/NWS Forecast Offices and compiled by NCDC.
August Station or State Monthly Records
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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Greenville-Spartanburg AP, SC All-time and max temp record for the month August 11, 2007 105°F 104°F August 8, 2007
    Columbia Metro AP, SC Tied all-time record high temp August 10, 2007 107°F 107°F 1983, 1954 and 1952
    Augusta Reg'l AP/Bush Field, GA Tied all-time record high temp August 10, 2007 107°F 107°F August, 1983
    Dutch Harbor/Unalaska AP, AK All-time and record high temp for the month August 11, 2007 81°F 80°F August, 1929 and 1939
    London/Corbin MaGee Field AP, KY Warmest August on record August, 2007 avg of 81.4°F avg of 78.1°F August, 1983
    London/Corbin MaGee Field AP, KY All-time warmest month on record August, 2007 avg of 81.4°F avg of 79.8°F July, 1993
    London/Corbin MaGee Field AP, KY Longest streak of consecutive days with 90° or higher temp August 1-20, 2007 20 days 13 days July 1-13, 1993
    London/Corbin MaGee Field AP, KY All-time record high temp August 16, 2007 102°F 101°F July 9, 1988, July 30 and 31, 1999
    Albuquerque Int'l AP, NM High min temp for the month August 14, 2007 74°F 71°F August 1, 1972
    Pinson OBS Station, AL Max temp record for the month August 15, 2007 107°F 105°F August, 2000
    Muscle Shoals/N. Alabam Reg'l AP, AL Second all-time max temp record August 15, 2007 107°F 108°F August 8, 1930
    Nashville, TN Tied all-time max temp for the month August 16, 2007 105°F 105°F August 9, 1930
    Salt Lake City, UT High min temp record for the month August 17, 2007 78°F 77°F August 13, 2003
    Paducah, KY Tied streak of consecutive days with 95° or higher temp August 2-19, 2007 18 days 18 days 1941
    Chattanooga/Lovell Field, TN Tied max temp record for the month August 23, 2007 105°F 105°F August 4, 1947
    Knoxville/McGhee-Tyson AP, TN Tied max temp record for the month August 23, 2007 102°F 102°F August 29, 1948
    Knoxville/McGhee-Tyson AP, TN Highest avg max temp for the month August, 2007 avg of 94.7°F avg of 92.8°F August, 1995
    Knoxville/McGhee-Tyson AP, TN Highest avg max temp on record August, 2007 avg of 94.7°F avg of 93.9°F July, 1993
    Knoxville/McGhee-Tyson AP, TN Highest avg min temp for the month August, 2007 avg of 71.7°F avg of 71.1°F August, 1980
    Knoxville/McGhee-Tyson AP, TN Highest avg monthly temp on record August, 2007 avg of 83.2°F avg of 83.0°F July, 1993
    Knoxville/McGhee-Tyson AP, TN Number of days with 95° or higher temp August, 2007 12 days 11 days July, 1931 and 1986
    Jackson, KY Tied all-time high min temp record August 24, 2007 76°F 76°F July 22, 1983
    Naples, FL All-time warmest month on record August, 2007 avg of 86.0°F avg of 84.7°F July, 2005
    Naples, FL Warmest August on record August, 2007 avg of 86.0°F avg of 84.7°F August, 1949
    Naples, FL Max temp record for the month August 29, 2007 98°F 97°F August 28, 2007
    Chattanooga/Lovell Field AP, TN Highest avg max temp for the month August, 2007 avg of 97.4°F avg of 94.1°F August, 1980 and 1993
    Chattanooga/Lovell Field AP, TN Highest avg min temp for the month August, 2007 avg of 73.9°F avg of 73.0°F August, 2006
    Chattanooga/Lovell Field AP, TN Highest avg monthly temp on record August, 2007 avg of 85.7°F avg of 85.2°F July, 1993
    Chattanooga/Lovell Field AP, TN Longest streak of consecutive days with 95° or higher temp August 4-25, 2007 22 days 18 days August - Septenber, 1993
    Chattanooga/Lovell Field AP, TN Tied number of days with 100° or higher temp August, 2007 9 days 9 days July, 1952 and 1993
    Tri-Cities AP, TN Monthly and all-time avg max temp record August, 2007 avg of 92.4°F avg of 90.2°F July, 1987:the all-time was 91.5° set in July, 1993
    Tri-Cities AP, TN Warmest August on record August, 2007 avg of 79.0°F avg of 78.4°F N/A
    Tri-Cities AP, TN Longest streak of consecutive days with 90° or higher temp August, 2007 20 days 14 days July, 1993
    Tri-Cities AP, TN Number of days with 90° or higher temp for any calender month August, 2007 26 days 25 days July, 1993
    Tri-Cities AP, TN Number of days with 95° or higher temp for any calender month August, 2007 9 days 8 days July, 1952
    Key West Int'l AP, FL Warmest August on record August, 2007 avg of 87.5°F avg of 86.8°F July 1881, 1967 and 2007
    Eureka AP/Diamond Valley, NV Warmest August on record August, 2007 avg of 70.4°F avg of 70.3°F August, 2001
    Ely, NV Second warmest August on record August, 2007 avg of 69.4°F avg of 69.5°F August 1969, 1909 and 1898
    London/Corbin MaGee Field AP, KY Driest August on record August, 2007 0.45 N/A N/A
    Louisville Int'l AP, KY Warmest August on record August, 2007 avg of 85.0°F avg of 83.0°F August, 1936
    Louisville Int'l AP, KY All-time warmest month on record August, 2007 avg of 85.0°F avg of 84.2°F July, 1901
    Lexington, KY Second warmest August on record August, 2007 avg of 80.7°F avg of 81.5°F August, 1936
    Bowling Green AP, KY All-time warmest month on record August, 2007 avg of 85.0°F avg of 84.7°F July, 1901
    Louisville Int'l AP, KY Warmest August on record August, 2007 avg of 85.0°F avg of 83.5°F August, 1936
    Fort Lauderdale, FL Warmest August on record August, 2007 avg of 85.7°F avg of 85.6°F August, 1944

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Mobridge, SD All-time daily rainfall record August 17, 2007 4.43 inches 3.66 inches July 11, 1997
    Hokah, MN Wettest month for any location in the state of Minn. August, 2007 23.86 inches 17.90 inches St. Paul, MN in July, 1987
    Oklahoma City, OK Daily rainfall record for the month August 19, 2007 3.82 inches 3.17 inches August 22, 1934
    La Crosse Muni AP, WI All-time wettest month on record August, 2007 13.75 inches 12.09 inches October, 1900
    La Crosse Muni AP, WI Wettest month on record August, 2007 13.75 inches 9.84 inches August, 1980
    La Crosse Muni AP, WI All-time second wettest two day rainfall on record August 18-19, 2007 6.76 inches 7.27 inches October 27-28, 1900
    La Crosse Muni AP, WI All-time wettest summer on record June 1 - August 31, 2007 20.32 inches 20.12 inches June 1 - August 31, 1990
    Madison/Truax Field, WI Wettest August on record As of August 25, 2007 15.18 inches 9.49 inches August, 1980
    Madison/Truax Field, WI All-time wettest month on record As of August 25, 2007 15.18 inches 10.93 inches July, 1950
    Madison/Truax Field, WI All-time second wettest two day rainfall on record August 18-19, 2007 5.52 inches 5.79 inches May 31 and June 1, 2000
    Madison/Truax Field, WI Wettest summer on record June 1 - August 31, 2007 22.69 inches 21.58 inches June 1 - August 31, 1993
    Phelps, WI Wettest month on record August, 2007 21.74 inches 16.61 inches August, 1966
    Port Washington, WI All-time wettest month on record August, 2007 21.74 inches 18.33 inches June, 1996
    Viroqua, WI Wettest month on record August, 2007 21.74 inches 13.69 inches August, 1980
    Sioux City, IA Wettest August on record As of August 23, 2007 8.65 inches 7.75 inches August, 1951
    Rockford, IL All-time wettest month on record As of August 24, 2007 13.93 inches 13.55 inches August, 1987
    South Bend, IN Wettest August on record As of August 25, 2007 8.88 inches 8.30 inches August, 1979
    Fort Wayne, IN Second wettest August on record As of August 26, 2007 9.69 inches 10.09 inches August, 1926
    Rochester Int'l AP, MN Wettest month on record As of August 27, 2007 14.07 inches 9.52 inches August, 1979
    Rochester Int'l AP, MN All-time wettest month on record As of August 27, 2007 14.07 inches 12.51 inches June, 2000
    Minneapolis/St Paul Int'l AP, MN Wettest August on record As of August 28, 2007 9.32 inches 9.31 inches August, 1977
    Waterloo, IA Wettest August on record August, 2007 10.32 inches 10.08 inches August, 1998
    Tri-Cities AP, TN Driest August on record August, 2007 0.37 inches 0.55 inches August, 1987
    McAllen AP, TX Record number of days with rainfall August, 2007 14 days 12 days August 1945, 1947 and 1975
    McAllen AP, TX All-time consecutive number of days with rainfall August, 2007 11 days 7 days December, 2001
    San Angelo Reg'l AP, TX Wettest summer on record June 1 - August 31, 2007 13.93 inches 13.08 inches June 1 - August 31, 1911
    Abilene Reg'l AP, TX Third wettest summer on record June 1 - August 31, 2007 17.34 inches N/A N/A;the wettest was in 1914 with 17.85 inches

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    None Reported.

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    None Reported

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    None Reported.

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    London/Corbin MaGee Field AP, KY Accumulated Cooling Degree Days record August, 2007 519 Cooling Degrees days N/A N/A

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