Here we go again! Intense heat is poised to blast into the region on Thursday.
Temperatures will soar into the middle and upper 90s, and another 100-degree reading in Boston isn’t out of the question. Remember, we hit just 100 degrees on July 24. Last summer, we hit 100 degrees once (June 30) – but prior to that, it had been a decade since we’d last seen a 100-degree reading in the city.
So I began thinking, has there ever been a time we’ve hit 100 degrees more than once before in a summer? And yes, we have. In fact, the record is four times back in 1911 (all four days were in July). We’ve hit 100 degrees two times in a summer in four other years too: 1919, 1944, 1949 and 1952.
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With the humidity factored in, heat index values will climb as high as 106. Boston should easily break the old record for the date of August 4, which is 96° from 1928.
A cold front is expected to arrive by Friday, creating scattered thunderstorms and starting a slow decline in heat and humidity heading into Saturday, though 90 degrees is reachable again on Sunday.
