Record Heat In NE - NYC, Boston, DC All Hit New Record Highs - AFP

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New York and the northeastern United States bathed in a record heat wave Wednesday, as East Coast residents finally put behind them weeks of bad weather including spring storms and deep winter snows.

New York saw temperatures of 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32.2 degrees centigrade), pipping the 89 degrees (31.6 degrees centigrade) record for April 7 set back in 1929, the National Weather Service said.

Boston, Massachusetts, was also enjoying 90 degrees weather, easily besting a previous record for the day set in 1991, the weather service said.

Dulles international airport in Virginia, which serves the capital Washington, also saw the mercury soar to 91 (32.7 Celsius) degrees on Wednesday, just short of the record of 92 (33.3 Celsius).

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http://www.terradaily.com/reports/US_northeast_sees_record_heat_999.html