2023-09-06 07:00:00
PlaySeptember has begun with highs well into the 90s from the Midwest to the Northeast and mid-Atlantic.Numerous daily record highs have been set already, and more are in the forecast.Heat relief has arrived in the Midwest and will spread to the Northeast by the weekend.
September is often associated with a transition to temperatures more typical of fall in the northern U.S., but this year we are starting the month with record heat for millions in the Midwest and Northeast.
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Record temperatures have already been set: Baltimore hit 99 degrees Tuesday, setting a daily record high for the third consecutive day. Washington, D.C. had its second day in a row with a daily record high, topping out at 99 degrees.
Marquette, Michiganset its new all-time September record on Labor Day, soaring to 95 degrees. Other daily record highs Monday were set in Philadelphia (96 degrees) and Caribou, Maine (86 degrees).
Duluth and Hibbing, Minnesotaeach set new September records Sunday, and 100-degree heat was reported as far north as Brainerd, Minnesota. Eau Claire, Wisconsin, also hit 100 Sundaytheir hottest Sept. day since 1937.
On Saturday, Sioux Falls (101 degrees) and Mitchell, South Dakota (104 degrees)both hit daily record highs and had their third hottest September day on record.
Incredibly, Winner and Phillip, South Dakota, both hit 107 degrees Saturday, which tied Rio Grande Village, Texas, as the hottest location anywhere in the U.S. for the day.
Here’s where more record highs might fall: Several locations could approach daily record highs in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic Wednesday and Thursday. Records could be threatened from Vermont to Virginia.
Burlington, Vermont, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. are some of the cities that could be near record highs on Wednesday.
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Here’s when heat relief will arrive: A cold front will continue to spread cooler air across the Midwest through Thursday. That means highs will retreat back into the 60s and 70s from Minneapolis to Chicago and Detroit.
The Northeast will have to wait a bit longer. Temperatures will begin to drop in the region on Friday, but this weekend is when the Interstate 95 corridor will see a more significant push of cooler air.
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Chris Dolce has been a senior meteorologist with weather.com for over 10 years after beginning his career with The Weather Channel in the early 2000s.
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