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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Thu Jul 11 2002 - 08:41:53 EDT

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6 cities in the Southwest set ALL-TIME record highs yesterday! At least
20 cities set record daily highs.

Yesterday's High Temperatures:
http://www.accuweather.com/adcbin/difax_f/8102/difax.gif

The following information is from the WeatherMatrix Extreme Weather
Roundup Page:

Highest Temp in Continental US on TUE...128 AT DEATH VALLEY CA
Highest Temp in Continental US on WED...127 AT DEATH VALLEY CA

A list of records broken Wednesday 7/10/02 (AccuWeather):

Todays record Old record All-time record
Hawthorne, Nevada 108 101, 1961 107, 7/18/98
Lovelock, Nevada 108 102, 1973
Reno, Nevada 108 100, 1959, 1973 106, 7/20/31
Bridgeport, California 98 91, 1959 98, 7/28/94
Fallon, Nevada 107 104, 1961 107, 7/18/60
Gerlach, Nevada 109 100, 2001 108, 7/4/01
Carson City, Nevada 104 98, 1959 103, 9/3/50
Mindon, Nevada 106 99, 1999
Virginia City, Nevada 98 93, 1973
Yerington, Nevada 107 100, 1976
Ukiah, California 110 109, 1961
Medford, Oregon 108 106, 1952
Roseburg, Oregon 100 98, 1975
Alturas, California 107 101, 1961
Montague, California 106 102, 1990
Big Bear Lake, Calif. 91 85, 1973
West Yellowstone, Mont. 90 90, 1930, 1939, 1973
Roosevelt, Utah 103 101, 1976
John Day, Oregon 108 108, 1975

News Articles:

Ridge Brings Record Heat to the Southwest Tuesday (AccuWeather.com)
http://www1.accuweather.com/iwxpage/adc/popup/wx3.htmlx
After a day of widespread record heat on Wednesday (six cities set new
       all-time record highs!), more intense heat is forecast Thursday.
A high
       pressure system aloft has been responsible for the heat and it is
expected
       to remain in place for Thursday.

Western States Sizzle Under Heat Wave (Associated Press / CNN)
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) -- Withering heat sent temperatures soaring
Wednesday across the West, raising wildfire fears and pushing California
toward its first serious power shortage of the year.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WEATHER/07/10/western.heat.ap/index.html

Searing heat blisters California, West (MSNBC)
SAN FRANCISCO, July 10 — Record temperatures are searing parts of the
West, with triple-digit readings and a power alert in California, and
meteorologists saying there’s more sweating to come. Redding was set to
break its all-time record of 118 on Thursday.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/778463.asp

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