much of the south yesterday. and some of those temperatures are going to be sneaking up towards the east coast. today, the first official day of fall, actually it arrives later on this evening. and these numbers reminiscent of august and july. pinson, alabama, columbia, south carolina, 98, birmingham, alabama, record level, as well. some severe weather to the northern tier, maybe a thunderstorm the northeast later on today, but it'll be warm and toasty as fall arrives i think around 11:00 tonight. i've got to check the actual autumnal clock. we all got one for graduating weather school. i'll have a look at that. >> they're extending it as long as possible, it's 11:09. >> a lot of folks are happy to see it go. >> but, of course, here in new york, we're going to be basking in summer temperatures for the next few days. >> yeah, it's going to be toasty. keep your bikini shorts on. well, the dad who stormed