PORTLAND, Maine - The temperature in Maine's largest city broke a decades-old record this week. The National Weather Service reported the low temperature in Portland, Maine, was higher on Monday than it had ever been on July 27 in any year.
The temperature never dipped below 78 degrees Fahrenheit. That shattered the old record of 69 degrees, which was set in 1979 and equaled in 1989.
Maine is in the midst of a sustained heatwave. Temperatures are expected to reach above 90 degrees on Tuesday and remain above 80 degrees for the rest of the week.