Remembering the hottest days ever on Le Conte

 The recent 100-degree heat wave across the South is a reminder that for decades, the thermometer at LeConte Lodge never topped 80 degrees Fahrenheit. (Grace McNicol's journal from 1983 mentions that the record high was 80 "years ago.")
 Then on June 29, 2012, this happened: 

 The next day, it hit 81.5. It was too hot for the llamas to work, so a helicopter had to be used to get fresh supplies to the Lodge. 
 With deference to global warming, I'm glad to report that the mountaintop hasn't come close to 80 since 2012. Over the past seven years, the high has been 77 in the summer of 2019.
 In case you are wondering, the all-time lows are minus-32 in January 1985, minus-26 in 1982 and 1983, and minus-24 in 2015.
 Here are the weather records from LeConte Lodge:

Can you help solve the riddles of the logbooks?

 Admiral Richard Byrd was a great explorer, and I wouldn't be surprised to hear that he might have visited Le Conte Lodge in its early years, since he was friends with Arno Cammerer and other leaders of the national park movement.
 But the admiral died in 1956, so I am assuming someone else signed his name in the LeConte Lodge logbook on July 19, 2019, with the comment: "Long Live the Confederancy!"

 Several of the regular hikers of Le Conte send me snapshots of the logbooks so I can update my honor roll of those who have climbed the mountain at least 50 times. Admiral Byrd claims to have "over 100," but the real admiral was prone to exaggeration, so who knows if this can be substantiated? 
 If you know "Admiral Byrd" and he has indeed climbed the mountain over 100 times, ask him to email me at LeConteLog@gmail.com so I can add him to the honor roll.
 It's not unprecedented to find a prank in the Logbook. On Ed Wright's 689th hike in 1994, he noticed an unfamiliar name had signed in at 6:30 that morning: Charlotte McDowell, #426, from Waynesville, N.C. Her note said she was doing two trips on the Greenbrier Trail. Ed knew there is no such trail (although the Brushy Mountain trail does start in Greenbrier), and he certainly would have met anyone with hundreds of climbs. Ed figured out that it was a joke by the Lodge staff.
 Other times, people sign in with only their first or last names. If you can vouch for any of these people, ask them to email me at LeConteLog@gmail.com.

The Wessners signed in July 15, 2019, with 224 and 215 climbs. Almost a year later, on July 13, 2020, they signed in with 25. 

Rick and Vera signed in with 100 climbs on March 19, 2019. On that date, staff and key volunteers were getting the Lodge ready to open.

Stacy and Trever from Sevierville signed in Nov. 2, 2019, with #192 right after Ed Jones with #411. Not only do I need their last name, but I'd also like to know if this is supposed to be #192 each. A few couples list their combined total. 

McKay Wilding from Brigham City, Utah, signed in June 18, 2019, with #420. Because I have never the WIldings in the logbooks before, I presume this was a joke and I have not added them to the honor roll.

 The LeConte Log is an honor roll, and we operate on the honor system. Unless I have reason to doubt your claim, I will include you here if I can read your number and name on the Logbook.
 If you see any fabrications or exaggerations that need to be corrected or deleted, please let me know. 
 Thanks to everyone who sends me snapshots of the Logbook when you sign in. I don't get up to the Lodge very often—so I depend on folks like you to help me keep the Le Conte Log honor roll up-to-date. Thanks!