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Montgomery had the coolest July 30 since reliable record keeping began in 1872. Wednesday's low of 59 degrees shattered the previous low of 66 degrees set in 1889.

Although there were reports that Wednesday's temperature also set the record for the all-time low in July, National Weather Service meteorologist Michael Garrison said while it was the coolest temperature Montgomery had experienced in July, it didn't break the record.

"The temperature tied it, but it didn't break it," said the Birmingham meteorologist, adding that the previous all-time record was a low of 59 degrees that Montgomery experienced on July 20, 2009.

This was the third round of record-setting lows the area has seen this July. But it has still been a hot one.

The cool weather has alternated with some very hot weather, and the result is that so far even with several record-setting lows, as of Wednesday night this was only the 69th coolest July on record, Garrison said.

And while he said much of Wednesday's low temperatures haven't been averaged in, Garrison said he'd be surprised if those figures moved the overall rankings among Montgomery's coolest.Still, at least, it looks like the cooler temperatures we've been having will move on into August.

"Thursday will probably reach the low 90s, but it shouldn't hit 90 again for the next week or 10 days," he said. "Through the middle of next week and possibly until the end of next week, it looks like temperatures should remain anywhere from 2 to 4 degrees below average temperatures for this time of year."