Jacksonville faces near-record high temperatures this week as the First Alert Weather Team forecasts daily highs approaching historical benchmarks.

Monday's high temperature is forecast to be 99 degrees Fahrenheit with a low of 76 degrees. The daily high temperature record for Monday is 99 degrees Fahrenheit, set in 1954. That is a rise of 2 degrees from the record for this date, which is 97 degrees Fahrenheit set in 1957.

The daily high temperature record for Wednesday is 99 degrees Fahrenheit, set in 1900. Thursday's high temperature is forecast to be 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a low of 76 degrees.

Saturday's high temperature is forecast to be 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a low of 75 degrees. Isolated to widely scattered storms are possible late this afternoon. Today's high temperature is forecast to be 94 degrees Fahrenheit. Many spots are forecast to see several inches of rain over the next week.

Why It Matters

The forecast places Jacksonville near historical temperature records established in the early and mid-20th century. Feels-like temperatures exceeding 105 degrees Fahrenheit present heat hazards for residents across the region. The proximity to records set in 1900, 1954, and 1957 shows the intensity of the current weather pattern.

Hurricane Lala brings simultaneous severe weather impacts to Hawaii, where power outages affect tens of thousands of homes. The storm caused at least one fatality and prompted flash flood warnings from the National Weather Service. These concurrent events demonstrate active weather systems in both the Atlantic and Pacific basins.

Timeline

The daily high temperature record for Wednesday is 99 degrees Fahrenheit, set in 1900 on August 19. The daily high temperature record for Monday is 99 degrees Fahrenheit, set in 1954 on August 17. The daily high temperature record for Tuesday is 98 degrees Fahrenheit, set in 1954 on August 18.

The daily high temperature record for this date is 97 degrees Fahrenheit, set in 1957 on August 16. These dates establish the historical benchmarks against which current forecasts are measured.

What's New

The Big Island of Hawaii is directly affected by Hurricane Lala, with tens of thousands of homes without power and at least one reported fatality. One person is dead and tens of thousands have lost power in Hawaii after Hurricane Lala passed through. The National Hurricane Center reported that Hurricane Lala intensified to a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph).

Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm with 70 mph sustained winds. The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for Hawaii in Hawaii, HI. Flash Flood Warning issued August 16 at 3:33AM HST until August 16 at 7:00AM HST by NWS Honolulu HI. The average date of the fourth named storm of the season is August 15th, and the first Atlantic hurricane average date is August 11. Degree Fahrenheit is a unit of temperature.

How Sources Differ

Sources differ on the sustained wind speed of Hurricane Lala. The desk_web states that the National Hurricane Center reported that Hurricane Lala intensified to a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph). The National Hurricane Center advisory states that Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm with 70 mph sustained winds.