Record Setter: Indianapolis Breaks The 90º+ Streak

From the Indianapolis NWS:

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
550 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2011

...INDIANAPOLIS HITS 90 DEGREES AND BREAKS RECORD...

THE OFFICIAL TEMPERATURE AT INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HIT
90 DEGREES TODAY...WHICH MAKES A RECORD SETTING 20 DAYS OF 90
DEGREES OR HIGHER. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 19 CONSECUTIVE
DAYS IN AUGUST 1936. CONSISTENT CLOUD COVER TODAY HINDERED THE
CHANCES OF BREAKING THE RECORD BUT BREAKS DEVELOPED IN THE CLOUDS
SHORTLY PAST 5 PM...ALLOWING ADDITIONAL HEATING TO RAISE THE
TEMPERATURE TO 90 DEGREES AT 508 PM.

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HEROLD