All-Time Record Hottest Temperatures in New York City, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington DC

The scorching heat wave that seared through the northeastern part of the United States on July 22, 2011, came oh so close to breaking the all-time record hottest temperatures in all the major northeastern cities. New York, Boston, Washington D.C and Philadelphia all tied their records for the second hottest temperatures ever recorded on July 22, 2011.

Here are the hottest temperatures ever recorded in the cities of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. 

Record Hottest Temperatures in New York City, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington

New York City - 106

The hottest temperature ever recorded in New York City is 106 degrees, which occurred on July 9, 1936 in Central Park. Temperature records have been kept in New York City since 1870.

The temperature hit 104 degrees on July 22, 2011 in Central Park in New York, which is tied for the second hottest temperature ever in New York.

Boston - 104

The hottest temperature ever recorded in Boston is 104 degrees, which occurred on July 4, 1911. Temperature records have been kept in Boston, Massachusetts since 1872.

The temperature hit 103 degrees in Boston on July 22, 2011, which is tied for the second hottest temperature ever in the city.

Philadelphia - 106

The hottest temperature ever recorded in Philadelphia is 106 degrees, which occurred on August 7, 1918. Temperature records have been kept in Philadelphia since 1873.

The temperature hit 104 degrees in Philadelphia on July 22, 2011, which is tied for the second hottest temperature ever in the City of Brotherly Love.

Washington, D.C. - 106

The hottest temperature ever recorded in Washington D.C. is 106 degrees, which occurred on both July 20, 1930 and August 6, 1918. Temperature records have been kept in Washington D.C. since 1878.

The temperature hit 105 degrees in Washington, D.C on July 22, 2011, which is tied for the second hottest temperature ever recorded in the nation's capital.

Sources: http://www.weather.gov/

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