It's official: Rome's high hit 104 on Sunday, new record
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A temperature reading of 109 degrees was recorded at 3:45 p.m. Saturday in the front yard at Wilma Hopper's Farmersville Road home in Summerville. (Contributed photo)
A temperature reading of 109 degrees was recorded at 3:45 p.m. Saturday in the front yard at Wilma Hopper's Farmersville Road home in Summerville. (Contributed photo)
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Update: The high in Rome hit 104 degrees today, breaking the record set in 1954 with 103 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. 

Previously posted: The National Weather Service has confirmed that Rome's official high for Saturday was 107 degrees.




Previously posted: The high in Rome today has reached 106, a new record.



Previously posted: The high in Rome today has reached 105, a new record, and at 4 p.m. is likely to go higher.

Previously posted:
The high in Rome has reached a record 104 degrees and at 3:15 p.m. is likely to go even higher.

Previously posted:
A new record high was set Saturday in Rome. By 2 p.m. the high was 103 and rising, breaking the previous record of 102 for this date sent in 1902.

Previously posted:
It looks like another record high will be broken today in Rome. By 1 p.m. the temperature already reached 101 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. The record high for the date is 102, set in 1902

Previously posted: The National Weather Service is calling for temperatures to remain above 100 degrees today with sunshine and not a cloud in the sky for the day.

Expect today's temperature to get to 106 degrees with a heat index making it feel like 109 degrees. Look for a calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Here's the forecast for the rest of the weekend and coming holiday week:

Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 105. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

Independence Day: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 96.
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