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August 1, 2006

Today's temperature soars to 97, a new record

A record high temperature for today's date was set for Providence when the mercury hit 97 degrees shortly before 1 p.m.

The old record was 96 degrees, set in 1995, said National Weather Service meteorologist Kim Buttrick in Taunton, Mass. And while the weather service describes this as being set "at Providence," the temperatures are actually recorded at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick.

With temperatures expected to approach or exceed 100 degrees tomorrow, the Weather Service continued its excessive heat warning for southern New England.

The Weather Service called this heat wave "an extreme event'' with potentially life-threatening consequences for elderly, children and disabled people and those who work outdoors between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. every day.

-- Journal staff writer Karen Lee Ziner

Posted by Andrea Panciera  at 6:33 PM | Permalink

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