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Philly’s summer temps have risen 3 degrees since 1970 — and nights have gotten even warmer

The average summer temperature in Philadelphia has risen 3 degrees since 1970, and summer nights have gotten ever warmer than that in a city where some neighborhoods feel the heat more than others.

Friends stay cool in the heat June 7, 2021, playing dominoes in their 'clubhouse' at Jefferson Street & Germantown Avenue in the Old Kensington neighborhood.
Friends stay cool in the heat June 7, 2021, playing dominoes in their 'clubhouse' at Jefferson Street & Germantown Avenue in the Old Kensington neighborhood.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer