The Hartford area has broken a 37-year-old record for most days with extreme heat in the same year.
The temperature at Bradley International Airport hit 90 degrees Tuesday — making it the 39th day of the year with a temperature of 90 or higher. The previous record goes back to 1983.
Nearly two-thirds of Connecticut is currently under severe drought conditions, and much of the rest of the state is seeing abnormally dry conditions.
A meteorologist with the Weather Service blamed a stronger and expanded high pressure system off the East Coast.
Temperatures dropped into the 70s Wednesday before expected thunderstorms on Thursday, according to the Weather Service.
