If Tuesday's heat felt unbearable, you're not imagining it. Boston hit 102 degrees, the hottest June day in the city since 1872, according to the National Weather Service. That kind of heat is incredibly rare in New England,

The thermometer at Boston Logan International Airport showed 102 degrees as of 5:23 p.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service’s Boston office. The 102-degree reading set the record for the hottest ever June temp in city history. It broke the previous 100-degree June days in 2021, 1952, and 1925.

In Boston, the heat forced people from apartments without air conditioning and drove workers to arm themselves with frozen water bottles as the sun beat down on their backs, while trains slowed down to prevent track buckling and system failures.