New York City Hits Record 94-Degree Midnight at LaGuardia as July 4 Heat Wave Spreads
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Updated · Fox Weather · Jul 3
New York City Hits Record 94-Degree Midnight at LaGuardia as July 4 Heat Wave Spreads
3 articles · Updated · Fox Weather · Jul 3
Summary
LaGuardia Airport logged 94 degrees at midnight early Friday, the warmest midnight reading on record for New York City and above the previous 93-degree mark set in 2013.
That overnight heat followed a 102-degree high Thursday at LaGuardia, which broke a daily record that had stood since 1966 and showed little relief after sunset.
Philadelphia reached 103 degrees Thursday—tying a daily record from 1901 and becoming the city's fourth-warmest day on record—while Wilmington, Atlantic City, Poughkeepsie, Manchester and Springfield also set records.
Washington's Reagan National hit 102 degrees, topping its 1989 record, and forecasters said D.C. could post four straight 100-degree days, a feat seen only three other times since 1872.
Forecasters said the July 4 heat wave is broiling the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic with life-threatening conditions, while officials work to keep holiday travel moving smoothly.