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Boston<\/strong> \u2013 Tuesday, June 25<\/strong>, brought brutal and historic<\/em> heat to Massachusetts<\/strong>, as a third consecutive day of scorching temperatures<\/strong> pushed thermometers past the 100-degree Fahrenheit (38 \u00b0Celsius)<\/strong> mark in dozens of towns, marking a peak in the ongoing early-summer heat wave<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Boston<\/strong> officially reached 100\u00b0F (37.7\u00b0C)<\/strong> just before 12:30 p.m.<\/strong>, tying its all-time June record<\/strong>. But that wasn\u2019t the end of it\u2014by late afternoon<\/strong>, the city hit 102\u00b0F (38.8\u00b0C)<\/strong>, setting a new June high<\/strong>. The city’s absolute record<\/strong> remains 104\u00b0F (40\u00b0C)<\/strong>, set on July 4, 1911<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The heat index<\/strong>, which combines temperature and humidity<\/strong>, soared even higher. In New Bedford<\/strong>, the “feels-like” temperature hit a sweltering 109\u00b0F (42.7\u00b0C)<\/strong>\u2014one of the highest heat indices<\/strong> recorded across the state.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Throughout Massachusetts<\/strong>, several towns and cities experienced triple-digit temperatures<\/strong>, illustrating the unusual intensity<\/strong> of this early-summer event<\/strong>. Among the hottest locations were Andover<\/strong>, Waltham<\/strong>, Chelmsford<\/strong>, Norwood<\/strong>, New Bedford<\/strong>, Franklin<\/strong>, Plymouth<\/strong>, and Marlboro<\/strong>\u2014all reporting temperatures of 100\u00b0F (37.7\u00b0C) or higher<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Other communities that joined the 100-degree club<\/strong> on Tuesday include Watertown<\/strong>, Wayland<\/strong>, Shirley<\/strong>, Westwood<\/strong>, Swampscott<\/strong>, Rockport<\/strong>, West Wareham<\/strong>, Fairhaven<\/strong>, and West Bridgewater<\/strong>. Even North Shore<\/strong> and South Coast<\/strong> towns, which are usually spared the most intense heat due to their coastal location, felt the brunt of this oppressive air mass<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This extreme heat<\/strong> follows a trend that began over the weekend, bringing record-breaking conditions<\/strong> to Worcester<\/strong> and setting the tone for a broiling week<\/strong> in the Northeast<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Boston \u2013 Tuesday, June 25, brought brutal and historic heat to Massachusetts, as a third consecutive day of scorching temperatures pushed thermometers past the 100-degree Fahrenheit (38 \u00b0Celsius) mark in dozens of towns, marking a peak in the ongoing early-summer heat wave. Boston officially reached 100\u00b0F (37.7\u00b0C) just before 12:30 p.m., tying its all-time […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":4894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n