Simple answer is, “It was plenty hot” Here is a roundup of high temperatures this afternoon. This is not an all-inclusive list:
THE 100-DEGREE CLUB
Birmingham
Decatur
Muscle Shoals
Pinson
Fort Payne
Jasper
Moundville
OTHERS
96 Anniston
95 Auburn
98 Shelby County Airport, Springville and Northport
101 Huntsville, Tuscaloosa, Montgomery
92 Dothan
93 Evergreen
94 Troy
96 Guntersville, Russellville, Scottsboro, Cullman
105 Wichita
103 Tulsa
102 Waco
USA EXTREMES
37 this morning at Mammoth Lakes, Calif.
111 this afternoon, Death Valley
(Yep, the high and low both in the same state)