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Central Park hits temp record last seen in 1888
New York’s Central Park tied a record high of 96 degrees for the date Monday, which was set in 1888. In neighboring New Jersey, 16 people were sent to the emergency room following a sweltering set of graduations. And in Baltimore, a malfunctioning Amtrak train left riders temporarily stranded without air conditioning in the depths of its tunnel system.
The staggering conditions come as an extremely dangerous heat wave is underway for the eastern half of the United States, with Tuesday expected to bring peak temperatures to an already fatigued population. Problems were already cropping up in the Midwest over the weekend; parts of key thoroughfares in Milwaukee and Green Bay, Wisconsin, suburbs were closed after buckling under searing heat Sunday, local officials said. Temperatures will slowly start to ease on Wednesday, especially for some in the Midwest and New England, but Thursday will mark the true turn back toward more normal June warmth for many in the eastern half of the country.
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