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Temp hits 104 in NYC
Updated 02:07 p.m., Friday, July 22, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) — The temperature has hit 104 degrees in Central Park.

Officials from a variety of city agencies, including the Office of Emergency Management, held a briefing Friday.

Among other things, they reminded the public that cooling centers are available.

There have been some outages and voltage reductions — and conservation is strongly urged.

The National Weather Service says the 104-degree mark was hit around 2:40 p.m.


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