It was 97 Wednesday, the highest its been here since August 6 2002, and only four degrees shy of the record high of 101 for the date which was set in 1964. In Rome, for the second day in a row, triple-digit temperatures were recorded. The high Wednesday in Rome was 104; Tuesday, it was 101.
Meanwhile, the rainfall deficit in Gaineville remains at around a foot for the year and, statewide, virtually every recording station is reporting deficits of at least four inches.
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