At least two Massachusetts cities experienced new record high temperatures on Wednesday amid a sweltering heat wave, including Boston, where a century-old record fell.
The record-high temperature for the city on June 19 was set in 1923 at 96 degrees. But, on Wednesday, temperatures reached 98 degrees, breaking the previous record and setting a new high for the date going back to 1872.
Westfield also set a record on Wednesday, National Weather Service Meteorologist Andy Nash told MassLive on Thursday. The previous high for the Western Massachusetts city on June 19 was 90 degrees, but temperatures hit 94 degrees on Wednesday. The previous record was set in 2006.
In Worcester, temperatures fell two degrees shy of the record, hitting 91 degrees on Wednesday.
Hartford, Connecticut also set a record — reaching 97 degrees, toppling the 95-degree record set in 1995.
The record-high temperatures come amid a sweltering heat wave that has descended on the state this week.
“Dangerous” heat and humidity is expected throughout the day Thursday, bringing near-record high temperatures in the mid to upper 90s for most of the state. Those high temperatures, combined with “oppressive” humidity, will mean it could feel as hot as 104 degrees across Massachusetts.
As a result of the high temperatures, almost all of the state is under a heat advisory.
