COLUMBUS, Ohio – Forecasters are warning of another day of stifling heat before a cold front moves in to bring some relief to central Ohioans.
Tuesday’s temperature readings in the mid-90s were the hottest of the year and, with high humidity factored in, heat indices reached triple digits.
Another day of extreme heat is expected across the Miami Valley after near-record temperatures baked the region. The National Weather Service says yesterday’s high of 96 degrees was 3 degrees shy of an all-time record for the day.
Schools in the Bethel Local, Southeastern Local, Southeastern, Fairborn, Northridge and Forest Hills districts in southwestern Ohio will dismiss students early today because there’s no air conditioning in the buildings.
The number of days when the temperatu5re has reached or exceeded 90 degrees so far this year has been relatively few across the central Ohio Valley, according to the National Weather Service.
As of August 27th, there had been 13 days in Columbus, 10 in Dayton and seven in Cincinnati.
Based on the 30-year climatological normal period 1981 to 2010, temperatures, on average, reach 90 degrees or higher 18 days in Columbus.