claim: So far this month, there have been nearly 5,000 daily record highs set or tied, compared to just 42 daily record lows.
evidence: The hottest officially recorded temperature was 103 °F ( 39 °C ) on July 29, 2009; the coldest recorded temperature was 0 °F ( −18 °C ) on January 31, 1950; the record cold daily maximum is 16 °F ( −9 °C ) on January 14, 1950, while, conversely, the record warm daily minimum is 71 °F ( 22 °C ) the day the official record high was set.