You’ve seen the forecast from James Spann, so you know it is going to be hot! Just how hot will it be?
James most recent forecast has 94 degrees for the high on Saturday, undoubtably the hottest day so far for 2012. That sure seems hot for late May, but when you take a moment to examine the records for the last few days of May, you find that the expected forecast high will not really touch the records. Close perhaps, but not close enough to really jeopardize the standing records.
Records going back just beyond 1900 indicate that the record highs are as follows:
| Date | Record | Year |
| May 25 | 95 | 1962 |
| May 26 | 97 | 1962 |
| May 27 | 98 | 1962 |
| May 28 | 99 | 1962 |
| May 29 | 99 | 1898 |
| May 30 | 97 | 1914 |
| May 31 | 94 | 2006 |
The latest MOS guidance numbers from the 18Z GFS and the 00Z NAM both peg 95 as the projected high for Saturday.
So get out the bathing trunks, fire up the sprinkler or jump in the pool and try to stay cool for the weekend.
-Brian-
