Here is our nightly roundup of sizzling numbers off the ole evil thermometer and some drought notes:
ALABAMA
95 Mobile Regional Airport
97 Dothan
99 Shelby Shores
100 Shelby County Airport, Evergreen, Auburn, Albertville, Crossville, Fort Payne, Morris
101 Jemison, Helena, Clay, Crumly Chapel
102 Montgomery, Meadowbrook
103 Concord/Hueytown, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Bankhead National Forest
104 Decatur, Sycamore, Anniston, Pinson, DeSoto State Park, Meridianville, Cullman
105 Vinemont, Huntsville
106 Muscle Shoals, Black Creek (9th day in a row with 100 or higher in Black Creek)
107 Samantha
ABC 3340 SKYCAM REPORTS
100 Tuscaloosa, Gadsden, Downtown Birmingham, Clanton
101 Inverness
102 Cullman
103 Demopolis
95 atop Mt. Cheaha
89 on the beach at Gulf Shores
REGIONAL/NATIONAL
100 Salt Lake City, Tulsa, Richmond
101 Tuscon, Raleigh, Knoxville, Atlanta, Charlotte
102 Macon, Little Rock, Roanoke
103 Tulsa
104 Charleston W.Va., Chattanooga
105 Memphis, Louisville, Paducah, Jonesboro, Ark.
106 Nashville, Jackson, Tenn., Dyersburg, Tenn.
107 Selmer, Tenn.
108 Las Vegas, Somerville, Tenn., Corinth, Miss.
USA EXTREMES
35 at International Falls, Minn., Chiloquin, Ore.
121 Death Valley
DELAYED ALABAMA REPORT
109 yesterday at the NWS coop observer site, Hamilton
SOUTH TEXAS RAIN FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION
2.07 Galveston
4.01 Honda
2.59 Houston/Bush
3.62 Palacios
3.90 San Antonio
8.00 in parts of San Antonio and the Houston Metro area
ALABAMA 2007 RAIN SHORTAGE
20.75 inches at Huntsville
16.66 Muscle Shoals
25.01 Tuscaloosa
16.74 Montgomery
14.00 Mobile
Tuscaloosa has received only 13.78 inches this year. Normal as of today is 38.79