The Nation - News from Sept. 6, 1985
An oppressive September heat wave baked the East Coast, forcing the early closing of many schools, while the remains of Hurricane Elena doused southern Illinois and Kentucky with more than seven inches of rain. Hot, humid weather cut short classes for the second day for thousands of Maryland and Virginia schoolchildren in the Washington area. Record high temperatures were reported throughout the East. The mercury climbed to 96 in the capital, breaking last year’s record of 94. In New York City, it was 94 in Central Park, breaking a record set in 1961.
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