While Denver Hosts Coldest Playoff Game, Heat Records Outscore Cold Records 50-3

The Denver Broncos may have lost their coldest NFL playoff game yesterday (go Ravens!), but the real record-breaking temperatures were observed east of the Mississippi on January 12. At least 50 major National Weather Service locations in 14 states set new record high temperature records, listed in the table below. By contrast, only 3 comparable low temperature records were set, in California and Oregon, and all with periods of record under 45 years.

	Location	Record	Previous	Date	Period of Record
AL	MONTGOMERY AP ASOS	80	76	1/12/1950	65
AL	ANNISTON ARPT ASOS	75	73	1/12/1972	69
AL	MUSCLE SHOALS AP	73	70	1/12/1995	72
AL	HUNTSVILLE INTL AP	72	70	1/12/1960	54
FL	TAMPA INTL AP	83	82	1/12/1989	80
FL	CRESTVIEW BOB SIKES AP	78	77	1/12/1950	47
GA	ALMA BACON CO AP	81	79	1/12/1950	64
GA	SAVANNAH INTL AP	81	79	1/12/1949	68
GA	AUGUSTA BUSH FLD AP	81	76	1/12/2000	68
GA	MACON MIDDLE GA AP	78	75	1/12/1949	68
GA	COLUMBUS METO AP.	77	75	1/12/1950	65
GA	ATLANTA HARTSFIELD AP	76	71	1/12/1995	83
KY	BOWLING GREEN RGNL AP	70	69	1/12/1898	120
MI	JACKSON COUNTY AP	61	58	1/12/1995	64
MI	FLINT FCWOS	60	58	1/12/2005	64
MI	DETROIT METRO AIRPORT	59	58	1/12/1995	58
MI	GERALD R FORD INTL AP	57	55	1/12/2005	74
MI	ALPENA CO RGNL AP	57	49	1/12/2005	95
MI	TRAVERSE CITY FAA AP	55	50	1/12/2006	116
MI	HOUGHTON ROSCOMMON AP	52	47	1/12/2005	48
MI	PELLSTON RGNL AP	52	45	1/12/2005	65
MI	SAULT STE MARIE SNDRSN	47	43	1/12/1932	82
MS	TUPELO RGNL AP	76	71	1/12/2000	49
NC	WILMINGTON INTL AP	78	73	1/12/2006	80
NC	NEW BERN - ASOS	76	74	1/12/2006	64
NC	CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AP	73	72	1/12/2005	68
NC	ASHEVILLE AP	70	66	1/12/2000	65
NY	ROCHESTER INTL AP	58	57	1/12/1995	87
NY	WATERTOWN AP	53	52	1/12/1995	63
OH	COLUMBUS WSO AP	66	64	1/12/2005	65
PA	BRADFORD FAA AP	53	50	1/12/2006	55
SC	COLUMBIA METRO AP	82	74	1/12/2005	67
SC	FLORENCE RGNL AP	81	73	1/12/1995	65
SC	CHARLESTON INTL. AIRPORT	81	78	1/12/1949	83
SC	NORTH MYRTLE BEACH	77	75	1/12/1992	46
SC	GRNVL SPART INTL AP	73	70	1/12/2000	50
TN	KNOXVILLE AP	75	71	1/12/1916	103
TN	JACKSON MCKELLAR- SIPES AP	73	72	1/12/1995	64
TN	MEMPHIS INTL AP	73	72	1/12/2005	73
TN	CHATTANOOGA AP	72	70	1/12/1928	85
TN	BRISTOL AP	71	69	1/12/2005	65
TN	CROSSVILLE AP	67	64	1/12/1960	58
VA	ROANOKE INTL AP	73	71	1/12/2005	65
VA	LYNCHBURG INTL AP	70	69	1/12/2005	83
VA	DANVILLE REGIONAL AP	70	68	1/12/2005	51
WV	BLUEFIELD MERCER CO AP	72	68	1/12/2005	53
WV	CHARLESTON YEAGER AP	72	71	1/12/2005	64
WV	BECKLEY RALEIGH COUNTY AP	70	67	1/12/2005	49
WV	MORGANTOWN HART FLD	68	66	1/12/2005	67
WV	PARKERSBURG FAA AP	68	67	1/12/2005	64