It only took a minute for ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ to begin its streak of 100-degree days.
The first 100-degree day of 2024 in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ started at 3:28 p.m. Monday.
It ended a minute later, the National Weather Service said.
See what today's weather forecast looks like in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.
The last time the city’s first 100-degree day started on Memorial Day since weather records here started in 1895 was on May 30, 1977, the weather service says.
On Tuesday, the weather service predicted six days in the next week in which ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥â€™s high temperature will reach at least 100. It’s expected to be only 99 here on Thursday.
The average first day of triple-digit here between 1894 and 2021 was May 25.
The earliest start to 100-degree weather here: April 19, 1989.
The latest start to 100-degree weather here: June 22, 1905.
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Last year, April 30 marked the city’s first 100-degree day.
in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, this year is closer to the average first day. According to weather records over the last few years, April 26 was the first 100-degree day in 2022, May 13 was the first in 2021 and April 29 was the first in 2020.
There are many more triple-digit days to come.
On average, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ sees its last 100-degree day of the year around Sept. 18.
The earliest end to 100-degree weather in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥: Aug. 8, 1966.
The latest end to 100-degree weather in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥: Oct. 16, 1991.
Last year, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans sweltered with 89 days of above 100-degree temperatures.
Southern ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ in 2024 is predicted to be warmer than normal, said Alex Edwards, a meteorologist with the weather service here, citing the long-term weather forecasting from the Climate Prediction Center.
“On the precipitation side, the signal is a bit mixed,†Edwards added.
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