NEW YORK – The first major heat wave of the summer brought record-breaking heat to cities across the Northeast on Monday, and the brutal conditions will continue on Tuesday as millions of people from the Midwest to New England try to stay cool.
As temperatures skyrocketed across the region, many cities experienced heat that hadn’t been seen in a century, breaking records.
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NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 23: A view of the Statue of Liberty seen from New Jersey, United States as a dangerous heat wave sweeps across the region on June 23, 2025.New York City activated its Heat Emergency Plan for the first time in 2025, while Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for 32 counties, including all five boroughs. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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New York City tied its record of 96 degrees set back in 1888, with other records being broken in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Worcester, Massachusetts, reached 92 degrees on Monday, breaking its old record of 89 degrees set in 1894.
The temperature reached 97 degrees in Glens Falls, New York, on Monday, breaking its record of 95 degrees set in 1894.
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This graphic shows some of the record broken during the first major heat wave of the summer.
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And it’s one thing to say it’s going to be hot, but when you see the effects of what heat can do, it really puts the situation into perspective.
It was so hot in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on Sunday that roads began to buckle. The dramatic video shared by Albert Blackwell shows the moment the roadway snapped, sending a car flying through the air and slamming back onto the ground.
A video shared from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, shows a car go airborne after a road buckled due to extreme heat on Sunday, June 22.
The extreme heat has also led to issues with travel. Amtrak implemented train speed restrictions on Monday from Washington, D.C. to Boston due to the high temperatures.
Washington FOX 5 reported an Amtrak train was evacuated after becoming stuck in a tunnel near Baltimore, which was forecast to experience a feels-like temperature of 112 degrees on Monday. Passengers told FOX 5 they were stuck on the train for over an hour without air conditioning or electricity.
FOX Weather has reached out to Amtrak to verify this information.
