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With 100-degree temperatures forecast and high humidity making it feel more like 105, the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for most of Massachusetts on Wednesday and warned people to avoid strenuous outdoor exercise.

In Boston, the mercury soared to 101 degrees at Logan International Airport, exceeding the record of 97 degrees set on Aug. 14, 1947, according to the weather service. It was 97 in Fitchburg, 92 in Worcester and 91 in Pittsfield.
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As the heat wave stretched into a fourth day
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The all-time heat record for the month was set in 1975 when the mercury reach 102 degrees in Boston. The longest heat wave was in 1944 when the temperature stayed above 90 degrees for eight straight days.

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