Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever in Philadelphia on August 24

On August 24th in Philadelphia, the hottest temperature on record was 93.0°F back in 1972, while the coldest temperature occurred in 1957 at 50.0°F. The average temperature for this date is 73.17°F, with an average high of 76.99°F and an average low of 69.36°F. Looking back to 1972, an interesting news item is that this was the year that Atari released its first commercially successful video game, Pong, which paved the way for the future of the gaming industry.