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It will be oppressive this afternoon, but we will go out on a sturdy limb and state that the record high for the date is safe.
On this date back in 1918, the temperature hit a Phoenix-like 106 in Philadelphia. Not only is that an Aug. 7 record, it is the highest reading ever in Philadelphia.
It also was 127 degrees higher than the lowest temperature ever measured in Philadelphia – 11 below zero, that’s Fahrenheit – on Feb. 9, 1934.
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Tony Wood has been writing about the atmosphere for The Inquirer for 26 years.
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