RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Raleigh just experienced the hottest day ever recorded.
According to the National Weather Service, the high at Raleigh-Durham International Airport reached 106 degrees. The previous highest temperature recorded in Raleigh was 105 degrees. That happened in 1952, 1988, 2007 and 2012.
When you include humidity, Friday’s feels like temperatures were even higher. ABC11 Chief Meteorologist Don “Big Weather” Schwenneker said the heat index also set a record.
It rose to 117.8 degrees, blasting past the previous record of 115.5 degrees set in 2010 and 2023.
Heat-related illnesses
UNC Health ER Physician Dr. Ryan Lamb tells ABC11 that heat-related illnesses can escalate quickly and catch people off-guard.
“People with chronic…
