Ekalaka breaks several record high temperatures

On Tuesday Ekalaka reached 99 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. It wasn’t quite record breaking as the record high for June 15 is 100 degrees, set in 1919.

Several other days this month have been record breaking though.

Record high temperatures were reached on six of the first fifteen days this June. A high of 91 on June 3 broke the record high set on the same date in 1905. A high of 96 on June 4 this year broke a previous high of 92 set in 1988.

Then, records were set on four consecutive days from June 8 to June 11. June 8 was 99 degrees, breaking a record from 1988. On June...