Kristina Dahl, a senior climate scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists, says the heat wave is “unprecedented.” The record was broken on Sunday and then again on Monday. Seattle hit 108 degrees, breaking the all-time record it set just a day earlier.Īcross the border, Lytton, British Columbia, hit 121 degrees on Tuesday – the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada. Portland set an all-time, record-high temperature three days in a row, topping out at 116 degrees on Monday. Temperatures are expected to remain above normal over much of the Northwest heading into the weekend, but the record-setting heat wave will continue to slowly diminish. ![]() While temperatures are likely to let up in the Northeast by Wednesday’s end, the heat is expected to last in the Northwest well into mid-July, CNN’s meteorologist Michael Guy predicted. In the meantime, electricity provider Con Edison implored its 3.5 million customers in New York City and Westchester County to conserve energy as the company tries to “help keep service reliable, as the intense heat and humidity continue for a fourth straight day,” the statement read. CNN meteorologists say the East Coast heat wave will end Wednesday night. On the East Coast, Boston and New York have experienced a heat wave that brought extreme, record-breaking temperatures. This forecast could extinguish your July 4th BBQ plans
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