Publication Date July 23, 2016 | Baltimore Sun

Marylanders grapple with oppressive heat in Baltimore

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Photo: Baltimore Sun
Photo: Baltimore Sun

Temperatures at the Inner Harbor hit 97 degrees, 103 with humidity and wind, by 3:30 p.m. Saturday as the most intense heat wave in years hit the state.

With temperatures expected to stay in the 90s through the week, it could be the longest stretch of such heat in at least three years. In recent years, a span of more than three or four consecutive days of 90-degree heat has been rare in Baltimore