That's A Hot One!

With temperatures hovering around 104 degrees F, the landscape was sweltering under nearly-cloudless skies just north of Echo Hill Presbyterian Church near Marion, Iowa Wednesday afternoon, July 25, 2012. The official high temperature for the day actually fell short of the all-time Cedar Rapids record by two degrees. The top image was shot at 4:30 PM, the bottom at 4:32 PM. An approaching line of thunderstorms from the west later in the evening provided hope for some much needed rain and cooler temperatures for the area.