THE SUMMER OF 2011 CONTINUES TO BRING RECORD-BREAKING HEAT ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA. SINCE MID TO LATE JULY ALL OF THE CLIMATE STATIONS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES AT 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER. AT ALMA GEORGIA...THROUGH TODAY...AUGUST 29TH...THERE HAVE BEEN 43 CONSECUTIVE DAYS AT 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER WHICH RANKS 3RD OVERALL. THE ALL-TIME RECORD OF 56 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WAS SET EARLIER THIS SUMMER FROM MID MAY TO MID JULY. SINCE MAY 20TH...99 OUT OF THE PAST 102 DAYS HAVE REACHED AT LEAST 90 DEGREES. IN FACT...TODAY WAS THE 14TH TIME ALMA REACHED AT LEAST 100 DEGREES THIS YEAR...TYING THE ALL-TIME RECORD SET BACK IN 1954 AND AGAIN IN 1995. AT ST SIMONS ISLAND...THROUGH TODAY...AUGUST 29TH...THERE HAVE BEEN 28 CONSECUTIVE DAYS AT 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER WHICH RANKS 2ND OVERALL. THE ALL-TIME RECORD OF 38 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WAS SET IN THE SUMMER OF 1993. AT JACKSONVILLE...THROUGH TODAY...AUGUST 29TH...THERE HAVE BEEN 42 CONSECUTIVE DAYS AT 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER WHICH RANKS 3RD OVERALL. THE ALL-TIME RECORD OF 50 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WAS SET IN THE SUMMER OF 2010. AT GAINESVILLE...THROUGH TODAY...AUGUST 29TH...THERE HAVE BEEN 41 CONSECUTIVE DAYS AT 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER WHICH RANKS 3RD OVERALL. THE ALL-TIME RECORD OF 49 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WAS SET IN THE SUMMER OF 2010.
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