BOSTON (AP) -- Record-breaking heat scorched the Northeast for the second straight day Thursday, breaking records from Vermont to Delaware and sending people flocking to beaches, pools and air-conditioned museums to stay cool.
At least eight temperature records nationwide were broken, and three others were tied, the National Weather Service said. In Vermont, temperatures soared to 97 degrees in Burlington, and the air in Georgetown, Del., and at Kennedy Airport in New York registered a record-breaking 97 degrees.
But relief is on the way, according to Dave Unger, a forecaster for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He said the East Coast will get a break from a low pressure system and possible coastal storms that are expected to lower temperatures heading into the weekend.
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A boy soaks up in the spray of a fire hydrant while trying to cool down in extreme heat that blanketed the northern New Jersey region, Thursday, June 21, 2012, in Newark, N.J. AP / Julio Cortez
Ten-month-old Leo Erichsen is held up by his mother, Tatjana Eres of Denmark, as she joins thousands of yoga enthusiasts for a class in New York's Times Square to mark the summer solstice, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Temperatures are expected to be near 100 degrees (37C) Wednesday. AP / Mark Lennihan
Pedestrians fix their umbrellas during a thunderstorm in midtown, Friday, June 22, 2012 in New York. The temperature in the metropolitan area Friday is expected to reach into the 90s with scattered thunderstorms. AP / Mary Altaffer
A man does push-ups on a playground at Columbus Park in New York, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. AP / Seth Wenig
Construction worker Andrew Barbosa, right, splashes his face with water from an open hydrant as co-worker Memli Azemi watches as they took a break from installing a curb on a street in New York, Thursday, June 21, 2012. AP / Kathy Willens
Water is pored over Andrey Krivetc, 11, while he is buried in the sand in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn in New York, Thursday, June 21, 2012. AP / Seth Wenig
Tori Chebere, 17, left, and Sarah Marcano, 18, right, cool off at the edge of the ocean in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn in New York, Thursday, June 21, 2012. In New York and Washington, D.C., temperatures reached 94 degrees before noon Thursday. AP / Seth Wenig
Sunbathers wash off and cool off at drinking fountains on the boardwalk in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn in New York, Thursday, June 21, 2012. In New York and Washington, D.C., temperatures reached 94 degrees before noon Thursday. AP / Seth Wenig
Tourist Claire Jomeau of Paris, France, takes a break from sightseeing as she rests on a bench in City Hall park during extremely hot weather on the first day of summer in New York, Thursday, June 21, 2012. AP / Kathy Willens
Jashante' Holland, 9, dips and swings Aaliyah Stanley,3, in the middle of the fun wagon sprinkler at Woodside Village in Danville, Va., Wednesday June 20, 2012. Register & Bee / Steven Mantilla
Excited children run though water as the fountains are turned on at Georgetown Waterfront Park in Washington, on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. AP / Jacquelyn Martin
Sophia Tatton, 7, of Washington, cools off in the fountains at Georgetown Waterfront Park, in Washington, on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Temperatures across the Northeast are expected to approach triple digits. AP / Jacquelyn Martin
Dean Lo of Ocean City, Md., cools off in a water sprinkler located along the National Mall, Thursday, June 21, 2012, in Washington. AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari
Girls leap through a wall of water at Yards Park in Washington, on Thursday, June 21, 2012. AP / Jacquelyn Martin
Lucas Olivo, 6, of Cheverly, Md., opens his mouth wide while running through a wall of water at Yards Park in Washington, on Thursday, June 21, 2012. Heat index values are expected to exceed 100 degrees across the northeast Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. AP / Jacquelyn Martin
Michaela Blankenship, age 9, jumps into a pool in her family's front yard as she tries to beat a summer solstice heat wave in Baltimore, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Also pictured are neighbors Dylan Vaden, from left, Devin Vaden and Jon Morris. AP / Patrick Semansky
Kids jump, play and swim in a pool on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, in Philadelphia. AP / Brynn Anderson
Erica Foltz, left, an outreach worker from Pathways to Housing checks in with Sebastian Campbell who lives under the Market Street bridge on Thursday, June 21, 2012, in Philadelphia. AP / Brynn Anderson
Tyler Steinruck jumps to cool off in a swimming hole at Roaring Brook in Scranton, Pa., as temperatures reached into the 90s Wednesday afternoon, June 20, 2012. The Scranton Times-Tribune / Michael J. Mullen
Phil Voss, 27, of Newark, N.J., waits to cross the the street near the Prudential Center in downtown Newark, as a sign reads 100 degrees under extreme heat that blanketed the northern New Jersey region, Thursday, June 21, 2012, in Newark, N.J. AP / Julio Cortez
Eric Bottomer, of Horsham, Pa., puts a copper roof on 112 Mercer Street, as temperatures reach the 90's in Princeton, N.J., Wednesday, June 20, 2012. AP / Mel Evans
Jakiyah Taylor, 3, runs through a splash pad at the Pennington Court Apartments, Wednesday, June 20, 2012, in Newark, N.J. Residents of the 223-unit public housing complex gathered at the court yard near the water sprinkler as temperature neared the 100-degree mark. AP / Julio Cortez
A woman cools down in the water sprinklers at Dundas Square in Toronto on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. The Canadian Press / Nathan Denette
Four-year-old Solaris Arias, of Providence, R.I., right, jumps through water spraying from an open fire hydrant in Providence, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Much of the state remained under a heat advisory Tuesday afternoon because of the steamy air mass that has moved into the region resulting in temperatures in the 90s. AP / Steven Senne
Dennis and Shelley MacKay, of Bath, N.H., give their grandson Jacob, 2, a ride on a boogie board in the surf at York Beach, Maine, Thursday, June 21, 2012. Temperatures climbed into the 90s in Maine for the second day in row. AP / Robert F. Bukaty
People bet the heat as they play in the water at the Lower Falls of the Swift river, Thursday, June 21, 2012 in Albany, N.H. AP / Jim Cole
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