A Record 103 in New York City Tests Con Edison - NYTimes.com

A Record 103 in New York City Tests Con Edison - NYTimes.com:

By PATRICK McGEEHAN and FERNANDA SANTOS

Published: July 7, 2010

"While temperatures were expected to moderate some from Tuesday’s peak - which saw a record set at 103 degrees for the day in New York City - utilities warned that the length and intensity of this heat wave was testing the limits of the power grid."