In your report, you need textual evidence to support your claim that August has been a record-cold month in Portland, Maine. Which sentence below is the best example of a fact that acts as textual evidence? The average temperature for the 31 days of August was 67 degrees. The newspaper said that high temperatures on August 10 only reached 49 degrees. “It was cold, that’s for sure,” noted meteorologist Mike Wilson. Many said it seemed like the coldest August ever seen in our area.