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Summer of 2012 may take hot-temp record





 This August and
September were the hottest ever at the National Weather Service’s Fresno station, the agency reported this week.
Fresno weather records go back to 1887. No comparable database exists for Mariposa County, but it’s safe to say this summer was a scorcher here.
A look at high temps posted at El Portal’s automated weather station suggests the county did hit record territory this past season.
In August and September, El Portal saw 49 days with highs of 100 degr...

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