The Daily Numbers: 102, our high temperature on Tuesday. That broke the previous record for the date and tied with 6 other dates for the 3rd hottest day ever.
100, yep, triple digits, our expected high again today.
106, highest temperature ever recorded in the area, back on Aug. 7, 1918.
84, that was our overnight low, which also set a record for the warmest overnight on the books.
82, the previous record low, which we set on Aug. 8, 2001.
8,832 megawatts, our peak electric use, which came at 5 p.m. yesterday. That’s the 3rd highest in history.
30 minute delays reported on many train lines across the region in the heat.
12, age of victim police say was sexually assaulted by a 19-year-old in Collingdale Park.
2 soldiers from the region killed in action in Afghanistan. One was from West Chester, the other from Philadelphia.
600 million dollars in pork loaded into the $28 million spending plan signed by Gov. Ed Rendell yesterday.
10 million dollars in the budget for the Arlen Specter Library at Philadelphia University, and another $10 million for the John Murtha Center for Public Policy at the University of Pittsburgh.
76, age of Villanova woman who admitted her role in a hit-run accident that left a Main Line teen injured last summer.
60 million dollars brought in to Philly coffers by tax amnesty program.
1 million dollars believed ripped off from a church in New Haven, Conn., by a parish priest.
2 cent hike in the cost of a stamp being sought by the U.S. Postal Service.
3 hits for the Phillies as they fell to the Braves.
5 games back, where Phils stand. They had a chance to cut the Braves’ lead to 3.
3 straight outs after Ryan Howard’s triple with no one out that scored the tying run. Howard was left stranded on third.
7 strong innings for Cole Hamels, who gave up 3 runs on 8 hits.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.The news out of Virginia is that Michael Vick will not be charged in the shooting after his birthday party celebration at a local nightspot. That won’t make the controversy go away.
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I Don’t Get It: How soon we forget what we dealt with last winter. Give me 100 degrees over 2 feet of snow anytime.
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Today’s Upper: Tomorrow’s high is only expected to hit the mid-909s.
Call it a cold front.
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Quote Box: “I like to stick my head in the fridge or under a hose.”
- Anthony Regan, manager at Hillside Nursery, on how he beats the heat.
100, yep, triple digits, our expected high again today.
106, highest temperature ever recorded in the area, back on Aug. 7, 1918.
84, that was our overnight low, which also set a record for the warmest overnight on the books.
82, the previous record low, which we set on Aug. 8, 2001.
8,832 megawatts, our peak electric use, which came at 5 p.m. yesterday. That’s the 3rd highest in history.
30 minute delays reported on many train lines across the region in the heat.
12, age of victim police say was sexually assaulted by a 19-year-old in Collingdale Park.
2 soldiers from the region killed in action in Afghanistan. One was from West Chester, the other from Philadelphia.
600 million dollars in pork loaded into the $28 million spending plan signed by Gov. Ed Rendell yesterday.
10 million dollars in the budget for the Arlen Specter Library at Philadelphia University, and another $10 million for the John Murtha Center for Public Policy at the University of Pittsburgh.
76, age of Villanova woman who admitted her role in a hit-run accident that left a Main Line teen injured last summer.
60 million dollars brought in to Philly coffers by tax amnesty program.
1 million dollars believed ripped off from a church in New Haven, Conn., by a parish priest.
2 cent hike in the cost of a stamp being sought by the U.S. Postal Service.
3 hits for the Phillies as they fell to the Braves.
5 games back, where Phils stand. They had a chance to cut the Braves’ lead to 3.
3 straight outs after Ryan Howard’s triple with no one out that scored the tying run. Howard was left stranded on third.
7 strong innings for Cole Hamels, who gave up 3 runs on 8 hits.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.The news out of Virginia is that Michael Vick will not be charged in the shooting after his birthday party celebration at a local nightspot. That won’t make the controversy go away.
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I Don’t Get It: How soon we forget what we dealt with last winter. Give me 100 degrees over 2 feet of snow anytime.
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Today’s Upper: Tomorrow’s high is only expected to hit the mid-909s.
Call it a cold front.
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Quote Box: “I like to stick my head in the fridge or under a hose.”
- Anthony Regan, manager at Hillside Nursery, on how he beats the heat.
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