Temperature soars to record high in Albany
A customer at Guptill's Ice Cream in Cohoes cools off with an ice cream cone on a hot day.
The National Weather Service says Albany hit an official high temperature of 99 degrees on Thursday. That beats the previous record of 98 degrees, set in 1955.
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Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and evening and could help cool temperatures down a bit.