Turf hits 152 degrees on August 10th

On Monday, August 10, 2009, at 2 PM the artificial turf football field at Montgomery Blair High School registered over 152 degrees Fahrenheit. The high temperature for Monday was 96 degrees.

MCPS football practices start on August 15th. MCPS does not have a policy in place for determining when it is too hot for students to practice on artificial turf fields. The Washington Post reports on this issue in "Heat-Related Illness a Chief Concern as Football Practice Opens"

This time and temperature announcement is brought to you by the Safe Healthy Playing Fields Coalition. To find out more about this group and their research visit their group site.