All-time heat record broken in Japan

Temps have never gotten this hot in Roanoke

ROANOKE, Va. – Earlier this week, sweltering heat shattered the record books in Kumagaya, Japan. In fact, the high temperature of 106° is the hottest temperature observed in the country on record.

We have never recorded a temperature that hot in the Roanoke Valley. We've hit 105° in Roanoke three times in the last 106 years. This happened once in 1930, 1936 and 1983.

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The last time we even got into the triple digits was in July of 2012. 

Meanwhile, things heat up for us a little bit as we break out of this cool, wet pattern. Thank goodness we're not talking about 106° heat.

"Closer" to home, folks in Palm Springs, California dealt with 121° heat Tuesday, breaking an old record of their own. Their overnight low temperature was 90°.


About the Author:

Meteorologist Chris Michaels is an American Meteorological Society (AMS) Certified Broadcaster, forecasting weather conditions in southwest Virginia on WSLS 10 News from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. weekdays on Virginia Today.