What Was Your Hottest Temperature This Summer?

Brian Donegan
Published: September 22,2016
After the fifth-hottest meteorological summer (June-August) on record in the Lower 48 states, you may be wondering, "what was the hottest temperature recorded over the past few months where I live?"
(MORE: Summer 2016 Was the Fifth-Hottest on Record in Lower 48 States)
The Western Regional Climate Center created this handy map, providing the answer to that question.

Maximum Temperature in Summer 2016 (May 1 - Sept. 20)

There were 45 U.S. cities that recorded their record-hottest summer this year. Here are a few from each region.
(MORE: Summer 2016 Was Record-Hottest in 45 U.S. Cities)

Northeast

Bridgeport, Connecticut, Concord, New Hampshire, Cleveland and Detroit are four cities that just recorded their record-hottest summer. Here's the hottest temperature each of them recorded.

	Summer 2016 Hottest Temp.	Date of Hottest Temp.
Bridgeport	96 degrees	Aug. 15
Cleveland	95 degrees	July 22
Concord	99 degrees	Aug. 12
Detroit	98 degrees	July 23

(MORE: July is the Warmest Time of the Year for Much of the U.S.)

Southeast

Charleston, South Carolina, New Orleans, Tallahassee, Florida, and West Palm Beach, Florida, are all coming off their hottest summers on record. Here's the hottest temperature each of these cities recorded.

	Summer 2016 Hottest Temp.	Date of Hottest Temp.
Charleston	100 degrees	July 13
New Orleans	100 degrees	June 26
Tallahassee	100 degrees	Aug. 23
West Palm Beach	95 degrees	Aug. 4

(MORE: The Five Places Where Summer 2016 Was Most Unbearable)

West

Anchorage, Alaska, just recorded its record-hottest summer, along with Las Vegas and Palm Springs, California. Here are these cities' highest temperatures of the summer:

	Summer 2016 Hottest Temp.	Date of Hottest Temp.
Anchorage	83 degrees	June 16
Las Vegas	115 degrees	July 28
Palm Springs	122 degrees	June 20

(MORE: Alaska's Warmth is Off the Charts)

Other Notables

Although these cities didn't see record-hot summers, they were still hot the past few months. Here's what their hottest recorded temperatures were:

	Summer 2016 Hottest Temp.	Date of Hottest Temp.
Baltimore	100 degrees	July 25
Boston	98 degrees	Aug. 12
New York City (Central Park)	96 degrees	Aug. 13
Philadelphia	98 degrees	Aug. 13
Rochester, New York	96 degrees	Aug. 12
Washington D.C. (Reagan National Airport)	101 degrees	Aug. 13

It was the persistence of this heat that also contributed to one of the hottest summers on record.
Now that fall has officially arrived, many will be able to enjoy the cooler, crisper air that the season ushers in from Canada. The worst is definitely behind us.