There is no doubt that this first week of September has been hot across North Carolina.

However, most days this week, the official weather reporting site for the Triangle area stuck out like a sore thumb on the statewide temperature map.

The Raleigh-Durham airport's afternoon temperature has been hotter than pretty much anywhere else in North Carolina every day this week.

Wednesday and Thursday's high of 102 were the hottest days this year in the Raleigh area.

Compare that to temperatures at the Fayetteville airport, which often is one of the hottest spots in the state.

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has confirmed that the temperature sensor at RDU has recently been calibrated, and they are confident that it providing accurate readings. Other nearby thermometers have been just as hot.

In the last four weeks, areas around RDU have seen less than an inch of rain. During the same time, other communities around Raleigh have measured over four inches.

The drier clay soil around the airport has been heating up like a parking lot and is likely a big factor why RDU has been hotter than other weather reporting sites, even in Durham and Raleigh.

Regardless of just how hot your thermometer read this week, this weekend and next week should not be as hot across the state.

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