{"id":583,"date":"2026-05-21T15:33:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=583"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:33:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:33:26","slug":"early-season-heatwave-bakes-eastern-us-sends-students-home-in-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=583","title":{"rendered":"Early-season heatwave bakes Eastern US, sends students home in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The eastern U.S. sweated through a second day of early-season heat Wednesday, with some schoolchildren being sent home while others stayed in sweltering classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=581\">Woman seriously hurt after mobile home fire near 43rd Avenue and Van Buren Street<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia shifted to remote learning for students at 57 schools, saying that while the district has made progress, a number of them continue to have inadequate air conditioning.<\/p>\n<p>The heat sneaked up on some Philadelphia residents and had them concerned about electricity bills before summer has even set in, said Lauren Authur, who lives in the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday has been like a heatwave,\u201d Authur said, \u201cand when you have little children, you use more of your air conditioning than anything to try to prevent them from being sick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt honestly got hot sooner than we expected it to be,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service said another day of record heat was expected from the mid-Atlantic to New England before a cold front brings rain later in the week. Daily high temperature records were broken Tuesday in Portland, Maine, at 92 degrees Fahrenheit (33 degrees Celsius), and in Boston at 96 (35.5 Celsius).<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures were expected to plunge as low as 45 Fahrenheit (7 Celsius) in Portland and 50 (10 Celsius) in Boston as soon as Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>In Boston\u2019s Dorchester neighborhood, officials at one high school set up fans, passed around bottled water and allowed students to wear shorts and T-shirts instead of their usual uniforms.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=579\">Mark Lamb hits primary opponent Daniel Keenan with \u2018cease and desist\u2019 notice<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe heat outside feels like it\u2019s manageable because of the wind but inside it feels just tight and burdening because we also have to go through quizzes, exams, there is no excuse,\u201d student Ariolainy Baez told CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>A heat advisory was in effect for portions of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island through Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>In Maine, temperatures soared again Wednesday for Portland, and the small town of Fryeburg also sizzled a day after setting its own local heat record. Authorities advised people to use caution when outside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur bodies are not adapted to the heat yet. On the first hot days of the year, it\u2019s especially important to take breaks in the shade or A\/C and drink plenty of water,\u201d the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Some people coped by flocking to beaches that were not yet besieged by summer tourists. Others turned front lawn sprinklers into makeshift water parks for their children and neighbors.<\/p>\n<p>In New York City, officials opened cooling centers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust as New Yorkers look out for one another through the coldest days of winter, we must do the same through the hottest days of the year,\u201d Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=577\">From \u2018ghost sharks\u2019 to \u2018death ball\u2019 sponges: Scientists find more than 1,100 unusual ocean species<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Record-breaking May heat grips the Northeast, forcing school closures and remote learning as cities race to keep residents cool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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