RICHMOND IS THE BIG "WINNER" CONCERNING HEAT RECORDS FOR AUG 8TH 2007...

--104F IS THE HOTTEST DAY SINCE JULY 6TH 1977 WHEN IT HIT 105F.

--ONLY 3 DATES HAVE BEEN HOTTER...8/6/1918 (107)...8/7/1918 (106)
  AND 7/6/1977 (105).

--3 OTHER DATES HAVE HIT 104F (6/26/1952...7/10/1936 AND 7/21/1930)

***ANNUAL #DAYS...100F OR HIGHER/90F OR HIGHER***
2007 (SO FAR).....1 DAY         / 34 DAYS
NORMAL............1 DAY         / 41 DAYS
MOST..............9 DAYS (1954) / 70 DAYS (1977)
LEAST.............0 (SEVERAL)   / 14 DAYS (1971/1927/1917)


RECORD HIGHS AND REC HIGH MINS FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY...

HIGHS      RICHMOND     NORFOLK     SALISBURY    ELIZABETH CITY
THUR 8/9...101 (1930)...100 (1930)...102 (1930)...102 (1977)
FRI 8/10...100 (1900)... 99 (1977)... 97 (1977)... 99 (1977)

HIGH MINS
THUR 8/9....79 (1900)....78 (2001)....78 (1918).....N/A
FRI 8/10....77 (1987)....79 (2001)....80 (1931).....N/A


...LONGEST CONSECUTIVE STRETCHES OF 100+ DEGREE HEAT...

RICHMOND...5 DAYS (8/29-9/2/1953)
           3 DAYS (10 TIMES/MOST RECENTLY 7/8-7/10/1993)
           2 DAYS (15 TIMES/MOST RECENTLY 8/2-8/3/2006)
           **YSDY AUG 8TH 2007 HAD A HIGH OF 104**

NORFOLK...3 DAYS (3 TIMES/MOST RECENTLY 7/21-7/23/1952)
          2 DAYS (9 TIMES/MOST RECENTLY 8/2-8/3/2006)
          **YSDY AUG 8TH 2007 HAD A HIGH OF 100**

SALISBURY...3 DAYS (2 TIMES/MOST RECENTLY 7/8-7/10/1993)
            2 DAYS (3 TIMES/MOST RECENTLY 7/5-7/6/1999)
          **LAST 100+ DEGREE READING WAS JULY 6TH 1999**

MORE INFO:
OFFICIAL HIGH TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY AUG 8 2007...FOR LOCATIONS 
FROM ACROSS THE NWS WAKEFIELD OFFICE FORECAST AREA. THIS SUMMARY IS 
ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/WAKEFIELD


LOCATION                           HIGH TEMP (TIME)


RICHMOND/RIC (VA)...................104 F**(353 PM)

ASHLAND/OFP (VA)....................102 F  (345 PM)

OCEAN CITY/OXB (MD).................102 F  (329 PM)

WAKEFIELD/AKQ (VA)..................102 F  (354 PM)

NORFOLK/ORF (VA)....................100 F**(357 PM)

WILLIAMSBURG INTL AIRPORT/PHF (VA)..100 F  (420 PM)

ELIZABETH CITY/ECG (NC)..............98 F  (426 PM)

SALISBURY/SBY (MD)...................98 F  (338 PM)

WALLOPS ISLAND/WAL (VA)..............97 F  (359 PM)

(**) DENOTES RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE REACHED.


ADDITIONAL HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE WAKEFIELD FORECAST AREA

EMPORIA/EMV (VA)....................106 F

FRANKLIN/FKN (VA)...................106 F

SOUTH HILL/AVC (VA).................106 F

WFO WAKEFIELD (VA)..................104 F

LOUISA/LKU (VA).....................104 F

PETERSBURG/PTB (VA).................102 F

WILLIAMSBURG/JAMESTOWN/JGG (VA).....102 F

CHESAPEAKE/CPK (VA).................102 F

SUFFOLK/SFQ (VA)....................102 F

WEST POINT/FYJ (VA).................102 F

FARMVILLE/FVX (VA)..................102 F

AHOSKIE/ASJ (NC)....................102 F

MELVA/MFV (VA)......................100 F

OCEANA NAS/VIRGINIA BEACH/NTU (VA)..100 F

NAS NORFOLK/NGU (VA)................100 F

LANGLEY AFB/LFI (VA)................ 99 F

CURRITUCK/ONX (NC).................. 99 F

EDENTON/EDE (NC).................... 97 F


COOP REPORTS...

CLARKSVILLE (VA)....................104 F

PETERSBURG (VA).....................103 F

FARMVILLE (VA)......................101 F

EMPORIA (VA)........................102 F

CAMP PICKETT/BLACKSTONE (VA)........100 F

NORTH (VA).......................... 98 F

EASTVILLE (VA)...................... 98 F

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