1st day of autumn: New record high of 95 degrees set at Mitchell Intl. Airport

MILWAUKEE -- Southeast Wisconsin is braving record heat Friday, September 22nd — and temperatures could go higher.

As of 2:45 p.m., the official temperature as recorded at Mitchell International Airport was 95 degrees. The previous record high for September 22nd was 92 degrees.

The post below shows the National Weather Service's tweet as soon as the record was broken at 12:15 p.m.

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