Friday Third Day of Record-Setting Heat in Atlanta
The heat wave continues in Georgia, with no early end in sight. Friday, August 10th, the thermometer rose again to 103 degrees at 5:29 PM, breaking the previous record for the day of 97 degrees, set in 194. Here in Lawrenceville, the temperature broke 100, although it wasn’t quite as hot as yesterday (like someone would notice).
The three day string of 100 plus degree temperatures is the first time since July 27-29, 1993 that Atlanta has been over 100 for so long. The 103 degree temperature recorded Thursday and Friday is the warmest it’s been since 1980, when the temperature in Atlanta hit an all-time record high of 105 degrees on July 17th, 1980—my third week in Georgia.
The Weather Service has issued another heat advisory for Saturday. Temperatures are likely to stay extremely hot through the middle of next week, when we get a cool spell, with highs only reaching the low 90s.
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