Knoxville sets all-time record at 105 degrees!
13 years ago
People started keeping official weather records in Knoxville in 1871.
In the 141 years since, it has never been as hot here as it was on Saturday afternoon.
Knoxville set an all-time record high of 105 degrees.
That broke the old record of 104, originally set on July 12, 1930.
A heat advisory was issued for most of the WBIR viewing area on Saturday.
Sunday's forecast high in Knoxville of 101 would also break a daily record.
Stay updated throughout the weekend by watching 10News, checking the weather page at wbir.com, and following WBIR Weather on Facebook and Twitter.
Noteworthy numbers from Friday:
Knoxville's high was 102, which tied the all-time record high for June.
Oak Ridge's high was 104, the hottest recorded temperature ever in June.
Crossville's high was 102, the hottest temperature ever recorded in the city.
Chattanooga set an all-time record high of 106 and Nashville set an all-time record high of 109.
From: http://www.wbir.com/news/article/22.....at-105-degrees
In the 141 years since, it has never been as hot here as it was on Saturday afternoon.
Knoxville set an all-time record high of 105 degrees.
That broke the old record of 104, originally set on July 12, 1930.
A heat advisory was issued for most of the WBIR viewing area on Saturday.
Sunday's forecast high in Knoxville of 101 would also break a daily record.
Stay updated throughout the weekend by watching 10News, checking the weather page at wbir.com, and following WBIR Weather on Facebook and Twitter.
Noteworthy numbers from Friday:
Knoxville's high was 102, which tied the all-time record high for June.
Oak Ridge's high was 104, the hottest recorded temperature ever in June.
Crossville's high was 102, the hottest temperature ever recorded in the city.
Chattanooga set an all-time record high of 106 and Nashville set an all-time record high of 109.
From: http://www.wbir.com/news/article/22.....at-105-degrees
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