I looked it up. According to NOAA, the hottest temperature ever recorded in Central Park was on July 9, 1936 of 106°F. But at LGA on July 3, 1966 there was a high of 107°F.
Meanwhile up north:
Beryl floods Vermont a year after catastrophic rainfall | AP News
More than 100 people were rescued by swift-water teams during the worst of the rainfall, which started Wednesday and continued into Thursday, officials said. In Plainfield, residents of a six-unit apartment building had mere minutes to evacuate before water destroyed it, the town’s emergency management director said.
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“It’s not lost on any of us the irony of the flood falling on the one-year anniversary to the day when many towns were hit last year,” Gov. Phil Scott told reporters.
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In Plainfield, a concrete bridge that collapsed and tumbled downstream was likely responsible for ripping off part of an apartment building with five units, said Michael Billingsley, the town’s emergency management director.
In small Moretown, the ruin appeared worse than a year ago, and the school was once again damaged, said Tom Martin, chair of the town board. Workers hoped to install a temporary bridge Thursday to restore the main road access to town.
After much information has come to light about Covid’s negative impact on the immune system, we’re finally seeing the results which have been predicted for some time: diagnosis of covid-induced immunodeficiency. The official title is “common variable immunodeficiency” or CVID, but it is akin to HIV-induced AIDS. One woman tells her story of diagnosis and upcoming treatment with antibody infusions, and we respond. Join us to learn and get tips for how to protect yourself, as we experience yet another record-breaking summer wave which will carry us into the holiday season.
Russia says it will change nuclear doctrine because of Western role in Ukraine
The existing nuclear doctrine, set out in a decree by President Vladimir Putin in 2020, says Russia may use nuclear weapons in the event of a nuclear attack by an enemy or a conventional attack that threatens the existence of the state.
Some hawks among Russia’s military analysts have urged Putin to lower the threshold for nuclear use in order to “sober up” Russia’s enemies in the West.