Albany Area Heat Advisory – Record High Temps Possible for First Day of Summer 2012

If you like hot summer days, the new news of possible record high temperatures is a welcome piece of information. If you prefer it a bit cooler, the next few days are not going to make you happy. Do you think these high temps for the first day of summer 2012 will be an indicator of how our summer will be? Get the advisory information and take our poll after the jump.

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a Heat Advisory for the following counties: Berkshire, Herkimer, Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Washingting, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Columbia, Dutches, Warren, and Benningtion.  Parts of Greene, Columbia, Ulster, and Dutchess Counties are under an Excessive Heat Warning.

You may be shocked to learn that heat is the number one weather related killer in the United States. The National Weather Service has a page full of great information about staying cool and safe during hot weather, as well as some facts about heat disorder symptoms, how cars heat up inside versus the outside temperature, and other useful information.

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