Heat Beat Goes On, Records Continue Spinning

Late PM Update: Nearly every major climate reporting station from Richmond VA to southern New England broke a high temperature record for July 7, many by multiple degrees. Wilmington, Delaware beat a record which had stood since 1897 by 5°. Here are the record reports from The Usual Suspects (old record and date in parentheses):

Richmond VA       104° (103°, 1977)
Salisbury MD       98° (97°, 1993)
Elizabeth City NC 101° (99°, 1986)
Wallops Island VA  99° (96°, 1986)
Wash. National    102° (99°, 1991)
Washington Dulles 101° (tied 1988)
Baltimore/BWI     101° (99°, 1993/1986)
Allentown PA       99° (97°, 1988)
Atlantic City NJ   98° (tied 1986)
Georgetown DE      97° (tied 1993)
Philadelphia PA   103° (98°, 1994/1993/1986)
Reading PA        101° (99°, 1988/1986)
Trenton NJ        103° (99°, 1993)
Wilmington DE     103° (98°, 1897)
Central Park NY   100° (98°, 1993/1986)
LaGuardia NY      101° (97°, 1994/1993/1986)
Kennedy NY        100° (99°, 1986)
Islip NY           96° (95°, 1986)
Bridgeport CT      95° (tied 1994/1993)
Hartford CT       100° (99°, 1993)
Concord NH         97° (tied 1993)  

Original post:
The preliminary highs are not yet in, but the official Washington temperature has reached at least 102°, breaking the old daily record by 3°. The low so far of 80° is also in serious contention for a record high minimum, given the near-zero prospect of any precipitation before midnight. Elsewhere in the region, the current 101° at Dulles is at least a tie, and Baltimore/BWI's 101° beats the record by there by 2°. Baltimore Inner Harbor has also reached at least 101°.

Philadelphia has reached at least 102°, which beats the old record by 4°. Records are also tumbling at Allentown, Trenton, and Wilmington DE. Records have also been broken at 5 out of the 6 major climate sites in the New York City region. Bridgeport has at least a tie.

Details to be posted as they become available.