- ITHACA, NY - How hot was it? It was so hot that on Aug.
8 and 9 the record high temperatures for the date on Mount Washington,
N.H., were smashed. Throughout the Northeast last week, 38 new high- temperature
records were set and 15 old records were tied, according to the Northeast
Regional Climate Center at Cornell University.
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- On Mount Washington, the highest peak in the Presidential
Range of the White Mountains, the Aug. 8 temperature at the summit reached
64 degrees, breaking the 63-degree record set on the date both in 1966
and 1998. The following day, the temperature soared to 67, two degrees
above the previous record set in 1998. On Aug. 6, the temperature at the
summit had tied the record of 66 degrees set in 1947.
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- Even Caribou, Maine, one of the coolest places in the
region, saw three records tumble in last week's oppressive heat.
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- Newark, N.J., Bridgeport, Conn., and Binghamton, N.Y.,
all endured record high temperatures four days in a row, Aug. 6-9.
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- Atlantic City, N.J. also had four consecutive days of
new records, Aug. 7-10.
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- Concord, N.H., saw three consecutive days of record temperatures
on Aug. 7-9.
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- Atlantic City (103 degrees on Aug. 9), Syracuse (100
on Aug. 9) and Binghamton (95 on Aug. 9) set record high temperatures for
the month of August. Newark and Hartford (Windsor Locks, Conn.) tied their
highest August records.
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- City New Record Old Record/Year
Set
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- High Temperature Records - Aug. 6
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- Newark, N.J. 97 96 in 1989
- Hartford, Conn. 95 (tie) 95 in 1931
- Syracuse, N.Y. 95 94 in 1965
- Bridgeport, Conn. 90 (tie) 90 in 1989
- Binghamton, N.Y. 88 (tie) 88 in 1962
- Mt. Washington, N.H. 66 (tie) 66 in 1947
- Caribou, Maine 91 90 in 1988
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- High Temperature Records - Aug. 7
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- Newark, N.J. 100 95 in 1955
- Atlantic City, N.J. 97 96 in 1983
- Bridgeport, Conn. 94 90 in 1984
- Providence, R.I. 95 91 in 1973
- Burlington, Vt. 95 93 in 1947
- Concord, N.H. 96 (tie) 96in 1965
- Binghamton, N.Y. 90 (tie) 90 in 1966
- Portland, Maine 93 91 in 1965
- Caribou, Maine 89 (tie) 89 in 1947
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- High Temperature Records - Aug. 8
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- Newark, N.J. 101 97 in 1983
- Central Park, N.Y. 99 96 in 1980
- Atlantic City, N.J. 100 96 in 1983
- Hartford, Conn. 98 96 in 1983
- Philadelphia 100 96 in 1983
- Syracuse, N.Y. 96 94 in 1930
- Bridgeport, Conn. 93 92 in 1983
- Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 94 92 in 1980
- Concord, N.H. 95 93 in 1983
- Allentown, Pa. 95 (tie) 95 in 1980
- Binghamton, N.Y. 91 90 in 1983
- Mt. Washington, N.H. 64 63 in 1998
- Rochester, N.Y. 96 (tie) 96 in 1930
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- High Temperature Records - Aug. 9
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- Newark, N.J. 105 100 in 1949
- Central Park, N.Y. 103 100 in 1949
- Atlantic City, N.J. 103 98 in 1983
- Hartford, Conn. 102 98 in 1949
- Philadelphia 101 95 in 1949
- Syracuse, N.Y. 100 96 in 1949
- Bridgeport, Conn. 100 96 in 1949
- Providence, R.I. 100 96 in 1949
- Burlington, Vt. 99 93 in 1949
- Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 98 96 in 1949
- Concord, N.H. 98 97 in 1872
- Allentown, Pa. 98 97 in 1949
- Albany, N.Y. 96 94 in 1949
- Binghamton, N.Y. 95 89 in 1973
- Portland, Maine 95 94 in 1949
- Mt. Washington, N.H. 67 65 in 1998
- Williamsport, Pa. 98 (tie) 98 in 1930
- Dulles Airport, Va. 97 (tie) 97 in 1980
- Ithaca, N.Y. 97 (tie) 97 in 1949
- Rochester, N.Y. 96 (tie) 96 in 1930
- Caribou, Maine 90 (tie) 90 in 1998
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- High Temperature Records - Aug. 10
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- Atlantic City, N.J. 97 93 in 1981
- Philadelphia 98 (tie) 98 in 1949
- Dulles Airport, Va. 96 95 in 1979
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