Record high temperatures set in North Jersey towns; high school moves graduation indoors
Record high temperatures were set in several North Jersey towns on June 23 as the region battles the start of a heat wave this week.
The forecast calls for extreme temperatures again on Tuesday with the possibility of more records being broken. The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for the area until 8 p.m. on June 24.
Bob Ziff of the North Jersey Weather Observers reported that Bergenfield, Paterson and Sussex all set new marks for high temperatures for June 23.
101 - Bergenfield: breaks old mark of 94 in 2024
100 - Paterson: topping the 98 in 1965
99 - Haworth
98 - Sussex: beats 96 back in 1945
98 - Lyndhurst
98 - Little Falls
98 - New Brunswick
97 - Stewartsville
95 - Parsippany
94 - Ramsey
93 - Vernon
89 - Beach Haven
The Bloomfield School District announced it will move its high school graduation indoors on June 24.
"Due to the extreme heat, the graduation ceremony will be held indoors at Bloomfield High School," Principal Christopher Jennings said in a statement.
To accommodate guests who can no longer attended in person, Bloomfield will be livestreaming the 7 p.m. ceremony on Fios channel 32, Comcast channel 34 or on wbmatv.com
Meanwhile on June 23, emergency management officials shut down Paterson's high school commencement ceremony as 166 attendees were overcome by the heat - declaring it 'a mass casualty event.'
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