SXUS71 KPHI 152158 RERPHL RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 0529 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT PHILADELPHIA PA... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 91 DEGREES WAS SET AT PHILADELPHIA PA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 88 DEGREES SET IN 1941. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 91 DEGREES TODAY, APRIL 15TH, IS THE FOURTH EARLIEST 90 DEGREE DAY ON RECORD. THE EARLIEST ON RECORD WAS APRIL 7TH IN 1929, WHEN THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 90 DEGREES. APRIL 12TH, 1977 WAS THE LAST TIME 90 DEGREES WAS ACHIEVED THIS EARLY IN THE YEAR. TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA AREA DATE BACK TO DECEMBER OF 1873. $$ STAARMANN