July 2 was the hottest day of the year 2026 had seen, at least until the next day steamed up even hotter.
The temperature hit 102 in Charlottesville, 100 in Roanoke, 99 in Lynchburg, 98 in Danville and Dulles, 96 in Richmond.
Elsewhere on the East Coast, temperatures were even hotter. Newark, New Jersey, saw the mercury hit 104 degrees; Philadelphia and Atlantic City, New Jersey, were just a shade lower at 103 degrees…