Q: How many days has the temperature in metro Atlanta exceeded 90 degrees since May 1? Is that a record, and if not, when was that record set?
-- Harris Gottlieb, Dunwoody
A: Since May 1, metro Atlanta has recorded 43 days of 90 degree or higher, as of Wednesday, Channel 2 Action News meteorologist David Chandley told Q&A on the News. The average for Atlanta is 37 days. The record is 90, which was set in 1980. Last year, metro Atlanta came close to that number, with 82 days of 90-plus degrees. The average high temperature for Atlanta during July and August is between 87 and 90 degrees.
Q: How much money does the Atlanta Track Club make on the Peachtree Road Race?
-- Dan Kolber, Riverdale
A: With the cost of each Peachtree entry at $33, the Atlanta Track Club takes in about $2 million, Tracy Lott, a spokeswoman for the Atlanta Track Club, told Q&A on the News. "That money goes to things such as city services for the race, runner services, T-shirts, etc.," Lott wrote in an email. "Because the Atlanta Track Club is a not-for-profit organization, any remaining funds are used in furthering the organization's mission of inspiring and engaging the community to achieve health and fitness through running."
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