New York Swelters With Heat Challenging 19th Century Records
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Source: NOAA
New York and the U.S. Northeast will get a string of hot days this week, with temperatures Monday that may topple daily records in Manhattan and Boston dating to the 19th century.
The high in New York’s Central Park was forecast to reach 97 degrees Fahrenheit (36 Celsius), one degree shy of the record for the date set in 1869, said Bob Oravec, a senior branch forecaster at the U.S. Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland. Boston is set to tie its high of 98 for July 27 set in 1872.
“The hottest days are going to be Monday and Tuesday,” Oravec said. “Monday has the potential for a lot of records in areas of the Northeast.” At 2 p.m., the temperature in New York had risen to 92 in Central Park.
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