Friday's Heat

Friday was the hottest day so far this year in most places around central North Carolina. Here's a look back at high temperatures for selected locations around our region --

• Erwin/Dunn: 97
• Lumberton: 97
• Southern Pines: 97
• Fayetteville: 96
• Laurinburg-Maxton: 96
• Raleigh-Durham: 96
• Henderson-Oxford: 95
• Chapel Hill: 94
• Rocky Mount-Wilson: 94
• Burlington: 93
• Louisburg: 93
• Winston-Salem: 92
• Asheboro: 91
• Greensboro: 91
• Lexington: 90
• Mount Airy: 90

Not only was Friday afternoon hot, the day started off on the warm side. Record high minimum temperatures were set in the Triangle and in the Triad. Friday's low of 73 at the Raleigh-Durham Airport broke the old record of 72 set in 1947. At the Piedmont Triad Airport in Greensboro, Friday's low of 72 broke the old record of 71 set in 1953 and 1952.