Boston recorded its first official heat wave of 2025 and hit 102 degrees Tuesday, as extreme weather set new temperature records.

By Patrick Wingrove NEW YORK (Reuters) -Tens of millions of people in major cities across the U.S. Northeast are facing record high temperatures on Tuesday on what was expected to be the worst day of an oppressive heat wave that has spread over much of the country since late last week.

This is no ordinary heat. All time records are within reach today, as this early season heat wave becomes official.