Record High Temperatures in Midwest and Eastern U.S.

PM Update (12 pm): Added December 28 high temperature map and records for locations in the states of Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, including some records from December 26.

The Weather Channel reports on the air that at least 75 high temperature records were set Saturday and Sunday, December 27-28. In Washington, persistent clouds kept the high of 70° from reaching the 1946 record of 75°, but the record high minimum temperature of 50° for the 28th (dating back to 1881) was tied.

Images (click to enlarge): High temperatures for Saturday, December 27, and Sunday, December 28, from Unisys



Here are some of the records tied or broken (previous record and year in parentheses):

Norfolk, VA . . . . . . 76 (76, 1984)
Bluefield, WV . . . . . 69 (62, 1959)
Blacksburg, VA. . . . . 67 (65, 1971)
Wilmington, NC. . . . . 76 (76, 1971)
N. Myrtle Beach, SC . . 69 (68, 1954)
Raleigh, NC . . . . . . 74 (74, 1988)
Georgetown, DE. . . . . 72 (67, 1954)
Trenton, NJ . . . . . . 66 (65, 1982)
Atlantic City, NJ . . . 69 (68, 1946)
Reading, PA . . . . . . 66 (64, 1982)
Philadelphia, PA. . . . 66 (65, 1982)
Mt. Pocono, PA. . . . . 54 (54, 1982)
Allentown, PA . . . . . 63 (63, 1982)
Erie, PA. . . . . . . . 68 (62, 1936)
Dayton, OH. . . . . . . 66 (64, 1959)
Cincinnati, OH. . . . . 70 (65, 1988)
Columbus, OH. . . . . . 68 (66, 1959)
Akron, OH . . . . . . . 64 (61, 1971)
Cleveland, OH . . . . . 65 (64, 1936)
Toledo, OH. . . . . . . 65 (60, 1971)
Youngstown, OH. . . . . 65 (60, 1982)
Grand Rapids, MI. . . . 60 (58, 1946)
Gaylord, MI . . . . . . 49 (46, 1994)
Traverse City, MI . . . 53 (51, 1994)
Marquette, MI . . . . . 42 (42, 1994)
Saginaw, MI . . . . . . 55 (53, 1936)
Flint, MI . . . . . . . 59 (53, 1946)
Detroit, MI . . . . . . 62 (58, 1971)
Indianapolis, IN. . . . 68 (67, 1959)
Indianapolis, IN. . . . 56 (54, 1907) [high minimum]
Lincoln, IL . . . . . . 69 (64, 1907)
Paducah, KY . . . . . . 74 (68, 1971)
Lexington, KY . . . . . 70 (69, 1942)
Jackson, KY . . . . . . 71 (66, 1982)
Jackson, KY . . . . . . 57 (49, 1982) [high minimum]
Joplin, MO. . . . . . . 70 (70, 2005)
Joplin, MO. . . . . . . 71 (70, 1979) [Dec. 26]
Vichy-Rolla, MO . . . . 69 (68, 1971)
Springfield, MO . . . . 68 (68, 1971) [Dec. 26]
Kansas City, MO . . . . 66 (63, 1954) [Dec. 26]
Camden, AR. . . . . . . 77 (75, 1916) [Dec. 26]
Fayetteville, AR. . . . 69 (66, 1971) [Dec. 26]
Muskogee, OK. . . . . . 76 (69, 1971) [Dec. 26]
McAlester, OK . . . . . 76 (72, 1993) [Dec. 26]