Records Could Melt as Triple-Digit Temperatures are set to hit
The New York Daily News
Get ready for the worst day of the heat wave.
After Monday's high of 99 degrees, temperatures are expected to hit triple digits Tuesday, putting people and power systems at risk.
The record for the day - 101 degrees - could even bite the dust. And it will feel even warmer because humidity will spike after two thankfully drier days.
New Yorkers couldn't imagine it getting any hotter.
As New York returns to work after the holiday weekend, Con Edison believes its record for peak energy use - set on a 97-degree day in 2006 - will shatter.
“We're going to use more energy in the next couple of days than we've ever used before in New York City,” said Bob McGee, a spokesman for the utility.
Going into the third day of 90-plus heat, city residents were dreading the possibility of brownouts or even a blackout.
McGee said that if New Yorkers conserve where possible, the city should avoid widespread power failures - although there are likely to be mechanical problems.
“When we're facing sustained heat like this in such a dense urban environment, with 90,000 miles of wires under the streets, we'll get some burnouts,” he said.
To make sure it's not worse, Con Ed is urging customers to setair conditioners for 78 degrees or above, unplug nonessential electronics and run appliances such as dishwashers and washing machines after 10 p.m.
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