Earlier this year, the Emporia Municipal Airport reported a lot of record high temperatures. It’s reported a record low for Tuesday morning and may repeat that status Wednesday.
Emporia’s previous record low for Oct. 18 was 29 degrees set in 1999. The overnight low reached 25 by 10 am.
Wednesday’s record low is in jeopardy. The current record is 21 degrees set in 1972. The projected low temperature is 22 degrees.
Conditions warm up from here, with high temperatures in the low 60s by Wednesday afternoon and low 80s by Friday afternoon. Friday could also see at least a very high fire danger with wind gusts at or above 25 mph.
Drought continues with most of the KVOE listening area in severe to extreme drought, but there are some rain chances Sunday and Monday.
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