Near Record Highs Strike on Election Day; Will Records Be Broken This Month?

On Election Day, some high-temperature records were broken in West Virginia, while others experienced close calls. These hotter days have been thanks to the ongoing drought across the Appalachians, which is expected to continue for at least the next few weeks.

However, this is not the hottest it has gotten for most of West Virginia. Charleston saw a record of 87° in 1931, Madison saw 89° in 1948, and Petersburg saw an astounding 90° just in 2015. In 2015, the area was in a weaker drought in November. With that in mind, will we potentially see records broken this November due to the massive ongoing drought event? Christian Boteler breaks down the details:

 

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