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...ONE OF THE TOP 5 HOTTEST DAYS EVER FOR BOTH MADISON AND MILWAUKEE ON THURSDAY JULY 5 2012...

 

MADISON-

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON JULY 5 AT DANE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT IN MADISON REACHED 104 DEGREES...BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 98 DEGREES SET IN 1911. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON JULY 4 AT THE SAME LOCATION REACHED 102 DEGREES...BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 98 DEGREES LAST SET IN 1955.

THE LAST TIME BEFORE JULY 2012 THAT MADISON HIT 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER WAS NEARLY 17 YEARS AGO ON JULY 13TH 1995 WHEN THE MERCURY HIT 101.  THE 104 READING FROM JULY 5 IS TIED FOR THE 3RD HOTTEST HIGH TEMPERATURE.  BELOW IS A LIST OF THE HOTTEST HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR MADISON.

1. 107 JUL 14 1936

2. 106 JUL 13 1936

3. 104 JUL  5 2012

   104 JUL 10 1976

   104 JUL 12 1936

   104 JUL 21 1901

7. 102 JUL  4 2012

   102 AUG 17 1988

   102 AUG 16 1988

   102 JUL 14 1977

   102 JULY 7 1936

THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE ON JULY 4 2012 WAS 81 DEGREES...WHICH IS A RECORD HIGH VALUE.  THE OLD RECORD WAS 77 DEGREES...SET IN 1897 AND TIED IN 1999.  THIS IS TIED FOR THE 4TH WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EVER.

1.  83 JUL 14 1995

     83 JUL  6 1874

3.  82 JUL 16 1878

4.  81 JUL  4 2012

    81 JUN 30 1931

    81 JUN 26 1870

    81 JUN 25 1870

THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE ON JULY 4 WAS 91.5 DEGREES...AND TIES FOR THE 4TH HOTTEST DAY EVER...USING AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AS A BASIS.  THE HOTTEST AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE FOR MADISON WAS 93.0 DEGREES ON JULY 13 1936.  BELOW ARE THE HIGHEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR ANY DAY:

1.  93.0 JUL 13 1936

2.  92.5 JUL 14 1936

3.  92.0 JUL 10 1976

4.  91.5 JUL  4 2012

    91.5 JUL 21 1901

 

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MILWAUKEE-

 

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON JULY 5 AT GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN MILWAUKEE WAS 103 DEGREES...SMASHING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 96 DEGREES...SET IN 1911. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON JULY 5 AT THE SAME LOCATION REACHED 102 DEGREES...BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 98 DEGREES SET IN 1990.

THE LAST TIME BEFORE JULY 2012 THAT MILWAUKEE HIT 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER WAS NEARLY 17 YEARS AGO ON JULY 13 1995 WHEN THE MERCURY HIT 103.  THE 103 READING FROM JULY 5 IS TIED FOR THE 3RD HOTTEST HIGH TEMPERATURE.  BELOW IS A LIST OF THE HOTTEST HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR MILWAUKEE.

1. 105 JUL 24 1934

2. 104 JUN  1 1934

3. 103 JUL  5 2012

   103 JUL 13 1995

   103 AUG  1 1988

6. 102 JUL  4 2012

   102 JUL 14 1995

   102 JUL 25 1940

   102 JUL 30 1916

THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE ON JULY 4 2012 WAS 81 DEGREES...WHICH IS A RECORD HIGH VALUE.  THE OLD RECORD WAS 79 DEGREES...SET IN 1999.  THIS IS TIED FOR THE 5TH WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EVER.

1. 84 JUL 14 1995

2. 83 JUL 29 1916

3. 82 JUN 30 1931

   82 JUL 30 1916

5. 81 JUL  4 2012

   81 JUL  8 1936

 

THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE ON JULY 4 WAS 91.5 DEGREES...MAKING IT THE 4TH HOTTEST DAY EVER WHEN USING AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AS A BASIS.  THE HOTTEST AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE FOR MILWAUKEE WAS 93.0 DEGREES ON JULY 14 1995.  BELOW ARE THE HIGHEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR ANY DAY:

1. 93.0 JUL 14 1995

2. 92.0 JUL 24 1934

   92.0 JUL 30 1916

4. 91.5 JUL  4 2012

 

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Jeff Craven and Jake Wimberley

National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

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