KEY POINTS

  • Boston reached 100 degrees
  • Providence hit 96 degrees Sunday
  • Newark logged its fifth consecutive day of high temperatures
  • Excessive heat warnings and advisories have been set in Oregon and Washington State

Three cities broke previous heat records Sunday as most of the country continues to experience record-high temperatures. The National Weather Service (NWS) is expecting continuous heat Monday in some parts of the country.

In Boston, the NWS Boston reported that the Massachusetts city reached 100 degrees Sunday, passing the previous record of 98 degrees in 1933. Hartford, on the other hand, tied its 1987 record of 96 degrees.

In Rhode Island, the city of Providence broke its daily temperature record when heat levels reached 96 degrees Sunday. The previous record of 94 degrees was set in 1933, NWS Boston reported.

Newark city in New York recorded its fifth straight day of high temperatures Sunday, the NWS station in New York reported. The heat levels reached 100 degrees to set a new daily record high.

Philadelphia’s Reading nearly broke its previous record of 100 degrees when temperatures reached 99 degrees Sunday, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the NWS Mount Holly, Sarah Johnson, told the outlet that the “excessive heat warning” remains in effect in the area through Monday as forecasters expect temperatures to stay high throughout the day.

The NWS said it expects high temperatures to continue being “an issue” in some parts of the United States on Monday. “#Heat will be an issue for parts of the East, the south-central U.S. and begin building in the Northwest,” the agency said in a recent update.

In a three-day forecast, the NWS Weather Prediction Center (WPC) warned of “excessive heat” expected to continue “across portions of the Central Plains and Middle Mississippi Valley through Tuesday.”

The WPC also particularly noted that “100F+ degree days” will continue “across parts of eastern Kansas/Oklahoma into southern Missouri and northern Arkansas over the next couple of days.”

The following heat-related warnings or advisories have been set for several areas:

Excessive Heat Warning for Medford, Oregon, from Monday through Saturday

  • Siskiyou Mountains
  • Southern Oregon Cascades
  • Most of eastern Douglas County
  • Most of Josephine and Jackson counties
  • Upper Klamath Basin

Excessive Heat Warning for Mount Holly, New Jersey, until Monday 6 p.m. EDT

  • Gloucester
  • Mercer
  • Northwestern Burlington
  • Camden

Excessive Heat Warning for Spokane, Washington State, from Monday through Friday evening

  • Moses Lake Area
  • Wenatchee Area
  • Okanogan Valley
  • Waterville Plateau
  • Central Chelan County
  • Western Chelan County
  • Western Okanogan County

Excessive Heat Warning for Pendleton, Oregon, from Monday through Friday evening

  • Eastern Columbia River Gorge
  • Lower Columbia Basin
  • Eastern Columbia River Gorge
  • Kittitas Valley
  • Yakima Valley

Excessive Heat Warning for Portland, Oregon, from Monday noon through Thursday evening

  • Upper Hood River Valley
  • Western Columbia River Gorge
  • Central Columbia River Gorge
  • Central Willamette Valley

Excessive Heat Watch for Seattle, Washington State, from Tuesday afternoon through Friday evening

  • Western Whatcom County
  • Southwest Interior
  • Western Skagit County
  • Everett and vicinity
  • Tacoma area
  • Hood Canal area
  • East Puget Sound Lowlands
  • Bellevue and vicinity
  • Bremerton and vicinity
    People walk on Wall St. during the morning commute, as the city deals with record temperatures and the excessive heat, in New York City, U.S., July 20, 2022.
    People walk on Wall St. during the morning commute, as the city deals with record temperatures and the excessive heat, in New York City, U.S., July 20, 2022. Reuters / BRENDAN MCDERMID
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