This map provided by the Oklahoma Mesonet puts a whole new meaning to saying that Oklahoma is a "red state." Or is that color fuchsia?
If the number "100" didn't stick out, we wouldn't have been seeing 99-cent prices our entire lives.
In Fahrenheit, there really isn't much significance to it, but for some reason, it just seems like a milestone. I rarely saw it in Wisconsin, except perhaps once in July every few years.
Down here, history shows a much different story:
65: The most number of days in the 100s in one calendar year, set in 1936.
29: The number of days in the 100s we've had so far this year, including Monday.
27: The most number of days in the 100s in one month, set in July 1934.
26: The most number of days in the 100s in August, set in 1936.
26: The number of days in the 100s we had this July, and in 1980, the second most for July.
22: The most consecutive days in the 100s, achieved twice, ending Aug. 28, 1936 and Aug. 22, 1918.
18: The most number of days in the 100s in June, set in 1911.
14: The total number of days in the 100s we had last year, aka 2010.
11: The longest streak of days in the 100s we've had so far this year, which ended July 24.
10: The most number of days in the 100s in September, set in 1936.
7: Our current streak for days in the 100s, including Monday.
0: 16 years we've had no days reach the 100s, most recently in 2004.
Be sure to check out Jerry's story
here comparing this July with previous Julys. Will the 100s end this week?
Click here for your forecast!
--Althea Peterson
Spoiler: No. Sorry.
