Very hot and humid weather occurred in southern New England over the course of 4 days, peaking on Tuesday June 24th when heat index values reached 105 to 110. All four climate sites easily set daily records, and Providence and Boston set all time June high temperature records.
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The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
Very hot and humid weather occurred in southern New England over the course of 4 days, peaking on Tuesday June 24th when heat index values reached 105 to 110. All four climate sites easily set daily records, and Providence and Boston set all time June high temperature records. There were reports of several dozen people treated for heat related illnesses, mostly at local beaches. Three recruits at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy in Stow were hospitalized Wednesday morning after falling ill due to the extreme temperatures. Winds turning off the ocean finally broke the heat by June 26th.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.
The closest climate site at T.F. Green Airport (KPVD) beat both its daily record and it's all time June high temperature record with 100F. Three beachgoers were taken to the hospital with heat related injuries in Narragansett.
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