HIGH: 84
LOW: 64
* A few clouds and light southerly winds start the day; readings climb well into the 70s this morning.
* Southerly winds pick up during the afternoon, and warming takes hold under mostly sunny skies with highs peaking in the mid-80s, reaching the above-normal range for the first time in six days.
* Clear skies Monday night, but southerly winds restrict the normal cool-down; lows only reach the mid-60s by Tuesday morning.
AUG. 24 TEMPERATURES
Normal high/low: 80(degrees)/61(degrees)
Record high: 100(degrees) (1947)
Record low: 48(degrees) (1942)
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