There’s a lot of talk this week to the effect that the heat wave we’re experiencing is unprecedented — or at least unusual — for June. But I vividly remember a wild stretch of hot weather that hit the Northeast in April 2002. I was in New Jersey and New Haven to interview folks for my first book, “Little People,” and it was over 90 degrees for a day or two that week. As I was driving through Connecticut, an anchor on NPR said that a new record of more than 90 degrees had been set in Central Park. And in Bridgeport, it was a full 10 degrees hotter (83 degrees) than on any previous April 16.

Source: Washington Post June 19, 2024 21:00 UTC