East Coast Heat Wave Breaks 20 Records as 160 Million Face 110-Degree Heat
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Updated · CNN · Jul 2
East Coast Heat Wave Breaks 20 Records as 160 Million Face 110-Degree Heat
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jul 2
Summary
At least 20 East Coast locations broke or tied daily heat records Thursday as temperatures hit 100 to 104 degrees from Washington to Boston, including New York City’s first 100-degree Central Park reading in 14 years.
More than 160 million people remain under major or extreme heat risk through week’s end, with humidity pushing heat indexes above 110 and warm nights limiting recovery.
More than 15,000 Con Edison customers lost power in the New York area, prompting voltage reductions in parts of the Bronx and Manhattan, while the Energy Department ordered extra generation across the PJM grid.
Cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington expanded cooling centers, cut parade routes and added water stations, while Delta and Amtrak warned of heat-related travel disruptions through July 4.
Forecasters expect more records to fall Friday before relief reaches parts of the Midwest later in the holiday weekend; much of the South is likely to stay hotter than normal into next week.