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Boston sets new record high temperature with Thursday heat
Climate
Logan Airport recorded a excessive of 97 levels, breaking the beforehand held document of 96 levels.
Thursday’s warmth is formally record-breaking in Boston.
The Nationwide Climate Service mentioned Logan Airport recorded a excessive of 97 levels, topping the document of 96 levels set in 1928.
With the oppressive humidity, forecasters warned simply earlier than the document was damaged that the area has a number of extra hours of “peak heating” to return.
“Properly, it’s scorching out … the ‘looks like’ temperature (warmth index) has risen to 100 or above for a lot of places throughout southern New England,” the service wrote.
The warmth and humidity is predicted to stretch by way of the weekend. The service has issued warmth advisories, and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has declared a warmth emergency.