Good morning. The forecast in Hartford today calls for mostly sunny skies today, with a high of 87. Tonight, it’ll be partly cloudy with a low of 67. I'm Mary Regalado and here are the top headlines from the Hartford Courant for Friday, August 2nd. First: July was the hottest month ever on record in the Hartford area. The average temperature last month was 78.2 degrees. The National Weather Service says that makes it the hottest month since records were first kept in 1904. The average of 78.