Taste Of Summer For Millions As Record Heat Builds In East, Including Atlanta, Philadelphia, Washington
Taste Of Summer For Millions As Record Heat Builds In East, Including Atlanta, Philadelphia, Washington
Jennifer Gray Sat, April 18, 2026 at 11:35 AM UTC
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Record heat continuing to bake the Southeast today, with summerlike temperatures soaring into the 80s and even 90s in places like Atlanta, Charleston, Savannah and Jacksonville.
Many records have already fallen, and over a dozen more are at risk on Saturday.
So keep those warm-weather clothes out for a while as highs will run as much as 20 to 30 degrees above average for mid-April standards.
The 'Hot' Forecast
Temperatures have been steadily climbing a few degrees each day since Thursday across the Southeast, and more records have fallen each day as things heat up.
This includes places like Atlanta, Charleston, Savannah, Tampa and Orlando.
(MAPS: 10-Day Forecast US Highs/Lows)
Atlanta reached 90 degrees Friday and is expected to tie or set daily high records through Saturday. The city had previously only seen 4 days at or above 90 degrees in the month of April in history, and Friday was the first since 1986 and the earliest 90 degree day on record.
Temperatures have peaked for many in the Northeast, but warm days are possible for some in the mid-Atlantic, again on Saturday, before the cold front moves into the region.
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Records So Far
Thursday has seen a daily record tied or broken in Raleigh, North Carolina (92), Norfolk, Virginia (92), Atlantic City, New Jersey (91), Baltimore, Maryland (91), Philadelphia (91), Georgetown, Delaware (90) and Jacksonville, Florida (90).
Wednesday brought numerous daily high temperature records that were tied or broken across the Eastern U.S. in over 40 locations.
Georgetown, Delaware, had its record earliest-in-spring 90-degree high on record, eclipsing the previous record from 2002 by two days.
Though it wasn't record early, Philadelphia (91 degrees) hadn't hit the 90s this early in April since 1977.
Other daily records Wednesday were tied or set in Richmond, Virginia (93), Raleigh, North Carolina (92), Columbia, South Carolina (92), Baltimore, Maryland (91), Washington D.C. (90), New York City (90) and Newark, New Jersey, (91).
Tuesday saw daily high temperature records broken in Delaware and New Jersey. Georgetown and Wilmington, Delaware, both saw highs of 87 degrees, which broke daily records, while Atlantic City, New Jersey, broke a daily record with a high of 88.
Lincoln, Nebraska, reached 90 degrees on Monday and Concordia, Kansas, hit 91. These were both daily records.
Jennifer Gray is a weather and climate writer for weather.com. She has been covering some of the world's biggest weather and climate stories for the last two decades.
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