Temperature in New York City reaches 100 degrees as eastern US swelters under extreme heat wave
NEW YORK — The temperature in New York City reached 100 degrees Tuesday as the eastern U.S. sweltered under an extreme heat wave.
Kennedy International Airport recorded 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) at midday, according to the National Weather Service.
Large swaths of the country were broiling under a heat dome, worsened by a humid atmosphere that's circling the East.
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