Daily high temperature records were set across several cities Monday afternoon. Here are a few:
– Columbia, South Carolina, reached an afternoon high of 103 degrees, breaking its old June 13 record of 102 degrees, set in 1958.
– North Platte, Nebraska, hit 108 degrees, breaking its old record of 103 degrees, set in 1952.
– St. Louis hit 100 degrees, breaking its old record of 98 degrees, set in 1952.
– Charlotte, North Carolina, hit 98 degrees, breaking its old record of 97 degrees, set in 1958.
– Nashville hit 97 degrees, tying the previous record of 97 degrees, set in 2016.
– Jackson, Kentucky, hit 94 degrees; the previous record was 91 degrees, set in 2000.
– Asheville, North Carolina, hit 92 degrees; the previous record was 91 degrees, set in 2016.