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Tuesday temperature hits all-time record of 101

After five days of record-smashing temperatures, Colorado Springs saw an all-time high Tuesday of 101 degrees.

The previous all-time record of 100 degrees has been seen only six times: twice during 2012: June 23, 1954 and 2012; June 24, 1954 and 2012; July 13, 1954; and finally July 24, 2003.

According to the National Weather Service, Tuesday’s high was recorded at 3:09 p.m., and it’s not going to cool off any time soon.

Temperatures are expected to hover around 97 degrees as late as 6 p.m. Tuesday, with temperatures not dropping into the mid-80s until 9 p.m., said Randy Gray of the National Weather Service.

According to the National Weather Service, the day’s record was broken earlier Tuesday when thermometers briefly hit 99 degrees around 1:10 p.m., breaking the previous record of 98. The temperature varied shortly after, dropping to 96 and rising back to 98. According to the National Weather Service, this change was due in part to winds causing cloud cover.

Temperatures are expected to cool off later this week, with forecasts by the National Weather Service putting temperatures in the mid-lower 90s.  By the weekend, highs are predicted to drop to the low 90s.

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