Word: summered
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...beach. No closed doors at the nation's oldest university. A memory of the summer's first real heat wave is all that's left...
Although Boston's unseasonably mild winter caused many this year to worry that the summer would break all records for the area's hottest, meteorologist Jeffrey S. Waldstreicher of the National Weather Service said there is little cause to worry...
...Global warming is something that occurs over a very long time--decades," said Waldstreicher. "You can't even say last year had anything to do with global warming. It was just a warm summer...
...this summer, he said, has been much closer to the norm. Six days in 1989 have been hotter than 90 degrees, compared to 13 at this time in 1988. On average, a total of 12 days break the 90-degree mark each year, so this summer is right on schedule...
Nonetheless, this summer has set a few records of its own. Wednesday's high of 96 degrees was the highest ever recorded on that date. And an extremely unscientific set of readings taken at several locations around campus by The Crimson revealed that while Summer 1989 may not measure up to its predecessor, yesterday's temperatures were still pretty impressive. Or oppressive, depending on your perspective...