Sunday, July 19, 2009

Record-setting cold Friday could repeat today

Friday's mercury dropped just low enough to break a 109-year-old record for the coldest high for July 17.

Yesterday's chilly peak of 66 degrees edged out the previous record of 67 degrees set in 1900, according to Weather Central's Kacie Krueger. The high was 17 degrees below normal and 32 degrees below the record high set for the date in 1936.And we could be in for another record-setting cold today.

Saturday's forecast calls for another high of 66 degrees, while the record coldest high for July 18 is 68, set in 1924.Sunshine could peek out this afternoon, but there's also a slight chance for a light shower.

Tonight will be chilly with a low right around 50 degrees.

Sunday will warm up, with highs in the mid-70s. We'll have more sunshine and partly cloudly skies.

Temperatures will rebound Monday to right around 80 degrees and should stay around there for the rest of the week.

Friday's low was 54, 7 degrees below normal and 9 degrees above the record low of 45 for the day, set in 1976.

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