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ITHACA, N.Y. -- 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.
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.
Even Caribou, Maine, one of the coolest places in the region, saw three records tumble in last week's oppressive heat.
Newark, N.J., Bridgeport, Conn., and Binghamton, N.Y., all endured record high temperatures four days in a row, Aug. 6-9.
Atlantic City, N.J. also had four consecutive days of new records, Aug. 7-10.
Concord, N.H., saw three consecutive days of record temperatures on Aug. 7-9.
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.
City New Record Old Record/Year Set High Temperature Records/ Aug. 6 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 -more- Binghamton, N.Y. 88 (tie) 88 in 1962 Mt. Washington, N.H. 66 (tie) 66 in 1947 Caribou, Maine 91 90 in 1988 High Temperature Records/ Aug. 7 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 High Temperature Records/ Aug. 8 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 High Temperature Records/ Aug. 9 Newark, N.J. 105 100 in 1949 Central Park, N.Y. 103 100 in 1949 Atlantic City, N.J. 103 98 in 1983 -more- 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 High Temperature Records/ Aug. 10 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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