By Olivia Scheck and Mariel S. Clark
DNAinfo Staff
MANHATTAN — There were more flooding fire hydrants and sweaty straphangers Wednesday, as New York once again heated up into the triple digits.
Temperatures hit 100 degrees in Central Park on Wednesday, beating the daily record of 98 set in 1993.
Tuesday's high of 103 degrees broke the city's July 6 record set in 1999. It was one of only seven times the temperature in Central Park reached 103 or above since the National Weather Service began keeping records in 1870.
The heat was responsible for at least one death. A 46-year-old Queens woman died of heat-related causes, WCBS-TV reported. Her body temperature had reached 108 degrees.
Once again, the city opened cooling centers at 9 a.m. for residents seeking refuge from the sauna-like streets.
New York's Office of Emergency Management was on call, monitoring the energy grid, as high heat and increased power usage strain the system.
As of 6:30 a.m., 6,300 ConEd customers were without power, with another 18,700 having lost power during the previous day, a company statement said Wednesday morning.
The National Weather Service issued a Heat Advisory in effect until 7 p.m. Wednesday evening. The heat peaked around 3 p.m., with temperatures falling into the high 80's in the evening.
The end of the week's forecast is expected to offer some respite from the heat wave with highs in the low 90s on Thursday through Sunday.
