19 days of 90+ this summer!

Today (Tuesday) was the 19th day this summer of our temperature reaching 90 degrees or higher. Here at the Weather Center in Streetsboro we topped out at 98. Officially at Akron/Canton the mercury hit 101 degrees on July 7th and 99 degrees on July 6th. This could end up only the 3rd highest this month. That's crazy!  Ha Ha!

The 90s started out in late May. May had two 90+ days, June had 10, and so far July has had 7. Add them up and that's 19 days of 90+ this summer.  That's way more than usual.

In fact, these temperatures are the hottest this century. Since 2000, prior to this summer, the highest was only 95 degrees in 2001 and 2002. Here's a look at the official Akron/Canton high temperatures this century:

The temperature hit 98 degrees this afternoon at the WSTB Weather Center

• 2000 - 87 degrees
• 2001 - 95
• 2002 - 95
• 2003 - 89
• 2004 - 87
• 2005 - 93
• 2006 - 92
• 2007 - 92
• 2008 - 91
• 2009 - 90
• 2010 - 92
• 2011 - 94
• 2012 - 101 (so far)