wanna see some real July cold in Tennessee? Go to the smokies:
000
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SMOKY MOUNTAIN TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
852 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009
FOLLOWING IS THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
INFORMATION, VALID FOR A 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 7:30 AM.
STATION ELEV HIGH LOW PCPN
SUGARLAND CENTER 1600 73 55 0.00
NEWFOUND GAP 5000 60 36 0.00
CADES COVE 1900 70 53 0.00
OCONALUFTEE 2040 74 49 0.01
MOUNT LECONTE 6400 55 M 0.00
and from yesterday morning:
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SMOKY MOUNTAIN TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
947 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2009
FOLLOWING IS THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
INFORMATION, VALID FOR A 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 7:30 AM.
STATION ELEV HIGH LOW PCPN
SUGARLAND CENTER 1600 83 58 0.00
NEWFOUND GAP 5000 68 46 0.00
CADES COVE 1900 78 58 0.00
OCONALUFTEE 2040 83 51 0.26
MOUNT LECONTE 6400 66 35 0.00
The high on Leconte yesterday was only 55. Unfortunately the low was not recorded this morning. I bet tomorrow morning the mercury is below freezing up there if somebody bothers to get up and check it.