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Temps below normal, but no records set

Overnight temperatures have been ideal for sleeping the past two nights, but were any records set?

Lance Franck, meteorologist at the National Weather Service, said no records were broken Tuesday night or early this morning.At the Allentown climate site, the low temperature of 54 was recorded at 5:14 a.m., one degree higher than the record low set in 1928.At Mount Pocono, the low temperature was 50, set at 11:59 p.m. The record low for that area is 43, set in 1987.The Times News asked its readers to send in temperature readings at their homes this morning.Sandy Dunkelberger Spotts said it was 46 in Albrightsville, Travis Williams reported 47 degrees at 5:30 a.m. in Summit Hill, and John Stoj said it was 45.3 degrees in Towamensing Trails at 6 a.m.Franck said that the temperatures the past few days are slightly below normal for this time of year.Temperatures will remain in the upper 70s today and Thursday during daytime hours, he said.A warming trend will happen slightly on Friday as temperatures creep into the lower 80s, but will settle back into the upper 70s over the weekend.