90 Degree Days

The number of 90+ degree days has set a new record this year at RDU, and has come close to the all time record for 90+ degree days in the Triangle. There have been 79 days this year when the high reached 90 or higher. The old record at RDU was 72. That was set in 1953. The all time record for 90+ degree days was 82 set in 1941. At that time, weather records were kept at the Raleigh Municipal Airport. Records have been kept in the Raleigh area since 1887.

Thanks to information provided by the National Weather Service Office in Raleigh, here's a look at 90+ degree days this year in cities across the state:

• Lumberton: 80
• Fayetteville: 80
• Raleigh-Durham: 79
• Charlotte: 70
• Rocky Mount-Wilson: 69
• Hickory: 67
• Greensboro: 59
• Mount Airy: 45
• Wilmington: 42
• Elizabeth City: 32
• Asheville: 16
• Cape Hatteras: 4
• Boone: 1