Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1953: A sweltering summer inspired the Clovis News-Journal to remind area residents "when it was really hot."
Back in June 1911, for instance, the region saw a 108-degree day, the paper reported. And every day that summer had high temperatures of 92 or more, CN-J claimed.
"And that was in the city's infancy when modern-day cooling systems were unheard of."
The paper said July 1911 was a little cooler than June, but August of that year saw 17 days of triple-digit high temperatures.
June of 1917 was also miserable - no moisture all month and five straight days of 100 or more with a high of 106.
Temperatures the rest of this June will also be near 100 most days, with little chance of rain in the forecast.
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