Haines was hot this weekend, crushing heat records Aug. 5 and 6.
According to the National Weather Service, the Haines airport reached 88 degrees Saturday, breaking a heat record for the day of 86 degrees set in 1977. The Chilkat River Bridge measured 93 degrees and Haines Highway at Chilkat read 92.
Sunday’s temperatures beat a 2009 record by 10 degrees with an 89-degree high. Other Southeast communities like Juneau, Skagway and Hoonah also saw…
