This July 4th could be hottest ever in parts of U.S. Maps show the forecast expected to break records.

[patphil]

15. I recorded 101.7 degrees on my weather station in Chester, NY yesterday.

At 11AM this morning is was already 96 degrees, so another 100 degree day is almost a certainty.
For the record, the temperature in Chester gets to 100 degrees about once in a decade, now we're going to get there 2 days in a row.
I don't think we'll break the all-time high of 106 degrees set in 1916, but we might get to 102 or even 103.
This whole week has been very hot and dry.