1025 Low Max Records Broken From Aug 1 to Aug 21 according to the NOAA.
A “Low Max” means that the maximum temperatures for the day was the lowest it has ever been.
This indicates daytime cooling.
Below is a screenshot showing location and the biggest difference between old record and new record.
Note that Dyer NV has 111 years of data. And the record was smashed by 16F.
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Cold summer: US daily record minimums outnumbering record maximums 3 to 1 in the last 30 days
Record Lows Outnumber Highs 3:1 – But You Won’t Hear It From PBS!
Aug. 20 Northwest Passage update: ’9/10ths or greater ice still covers most of our first 400 miles’
Antarctic sea ice has been above average for 1000 straight days
Flashback 1976: NYT: ‘Cool periods produce greater climate instability. Climatic events are then more extreme’
New York Times – June 29, 1976: ‘Cool periods produce greater climate instability. Climatic events are then more extreme. Climate is a worldwide, integrated system. Significant changes cannot take place in one part without other changes occurring in other places.’
TimesMachine: June 29, 1976 – NYTimes.com