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One of the best ways to beat the recent record heat has been staying in the water, like this little girl at Athens Municipal Pool. Storms and a cold front should bring temperatures down to the normal range, which is highs in the 90s, a forecaster said. News Courier/Kim Rynders/File

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July 8, 2012

Brrrr: 'Cold' front to bring 90s

By Kelly Kazek kelly@athensnews-courier.com The News Courier Sun Jul 08, 2012, 02:00 AM CDT

— In just over a week, heat broke Huntsville-area high temperature records on three days, and tied on a fourth.

The trend was seen around the nation but particularly in the eastern two-thirds of the country.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, more than 3,000 temperature records were broken nationwide from June 28-July 4. In the three days leading up to the Fourth of July holiday, more than 1,000 record highs fell, more than 600 maximum low temperature records were broken.

According to the National Weather Service in Huntsville, temperatures at Huntsville International Airport showed:

• June 30: Temperatures hit 105 degrees beating the 1914 record of 102;

• July 1: Temperatures hit 105 breaking the 1954 record of 102;

• July 4: Temperatures reached 102 degrees beating the 1928 record of 100;

• July 5: Temperatures reached 100, tying the 1928 record.

The Shoals area broke its previous record July 5 with a temperature of 104 degrees, said meteorologist Kurt Weber with NWS Huntsville.

Although North Alabamians experienced a heat wave in summer of 2010, Weber said that period brought more average-high temperatures than record-breaking heat.

“That heat wave occurred over a prolonged period near record levels,” he said.

Weber does expect a break in the heat as a cold front stalls over the area today, although in this case “cold” means highs in the 90s.

“That will knock temperatures down to normal,” Weber said.

In addition, consistent rainy conditions may help the drought more than the spotty storms occurring over the past few days.

“We’ll get into a rainy pattern,” he said. “Monday through Thursday there’s more of a chance of rain. The rain will be more widespread and consistent for several days helping the deficit in the rainfall.”

The pop-up storms heading into the cold front caused damage in North Alabama on Thursday night and caused two deaths in Tennessee.

A few storms had damaging winds, heavy rainfall and frequent lightning, causing a brush fire on Riverton Road in Mooresville. A microburst caused damage to buildings in Lawrence County.

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