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Heat Wave Breaking Records
This week's heat wave is bringing the worst stretch of heat to the Triangle this summer. But are we breaking any records?
Posted — UpdatedRALEIGH, N.C. — This week's heat wave is bringing the worst stretch of heat to the Triangle this summer. The all-time high temperature recorded at RDU International Airport is 105 degrees. Thursday's high was 104, beating the previous daily record by four degrees. Wednesday also set a new record high.
Here's a look at this week's actual and forecast highs, and the records for each day.
Monday
Actual High: 97 degrees
Previous Record at RDU: 97 degrees (set in 1999)
Tuesday
Actual: 99
Record: 100 (1999)
Wednesday
Actual: 102
Previous Record: 101 (1999)
Thursday
Actual: 104
Previous Record: 100 (2001)
Friday
Forecast: 101
Record: 99 (2001)
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