BWI breaks a heat record at 97
The temperature reading out at BWI-Marshall Airport has reached 96 degrees this afternoon. That 
matches the record high for the last day of May, set in 1991.
UPDATE, 6 p.m.: The high temperature at BWI this afternoon was 97 degrees, breaking the 96-degree record set for the date in 1991.
It's the second-straight day of heat records for Baltimore. Monday's high was 98 degrees, tying the record for that date (and the month), also set in 1991.
Tomorrow's forecast calls for similar heat, but with the chance of thunderstorms. An approaching cold front should throw some water on the sizzling sidewalks and push the Bermuda High that's responsible for the heat out to sea. Highs for the balance of the week, and the weekend, should hold in the upper 80s, with much lower humidity, if the forecasters have it right.
(SUN PHOTO: Terrence "Goody" Granger, a laborer with P. Flanigan & Sons, takes a drink during an asphalt paving job in Southwest Baltimore Tuesday. By Barbara Haddock Taylor)
