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Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Record Heat in Northern Maine, Eastern Canada
Image (click to enlarge): U.S. temperatures at 4 pm EDT, July 15, 2013, from Unisys
Record heat extended from northernmost Maine into eastern Canada on Monday, July 15:
- The high temperature at Millinocket of 94° tied the record for the date set in 1952.
- The 94° also at Caribou broke the record of 93° set in 1952 and tied in 1968. It was also the hottest day there since July 20, 1991. Caribou climate records began in 1939.
- The CBC reports that St. John's, Newfoundland had its second hottest temperature for any day since records began there in 1942. The 31.2°C (88°F) high was only slightly below the all-time record of 31.5°C on July 6, 1983.
Caribou also broke a record the previous day with 91°, which beat the 90° in 1943.
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