{"id":168003,"date":"2026-04-16T22:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T22:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/168003\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T22:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T22:46:08","slug":"philly-workers-adapt-to-record-breaking-heat-on-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/168003\/","title":{"rendered":"Philly workers adapt to record-breaking heat on Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bri5r29u2syfo4r0.jpg\" alt=\"Philly workers battle record-breaking heat\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">PHILADELPHIA &#8211; Thursday is another record-breaking weather day for the Delaware Valley, and it\u2019s only April. The FOX29 Weather Authority said the old record of 90 degrees was set back in 2002.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Not everybody was able to beat the heat Thursday. Instead, some had to make peace with the conditions because their job or passion depended on it.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The sunlight and the rising temperature during the early afternoon made gardener Robin Potter question her timing.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">&#8220;I probably should not have come in the middle of the day,&#8221; said Potter, a Washington Square West resident. &#8220;I probably should\u2019ve been here at about 8 o\u2019clock in the morning, but I was doing something else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dubgpyc5csbachkc.jpg\" alt=\"Weather Authority: Record highs Thursday, cooldown next week\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Potter has a plot at the South Street Community Garden and came prepared, sporting a hat and light, loose clothing. However, she hopes this premature heat takes a pause.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">&#8220;I mean if May is like this, I\u2019m going to have to rethink what I\u2019m planting for June and July because there\u2019s plants that do really well in the heat,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Down South Street, Laura Dingle and her team at Bauder Audio have been hard at work with a delivery for Theatre of Living Arts.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">&#8220;I\u2019d say in the winter it\u2019s more difficult,&#8221; said Dingle. &#8220;You\u2019re tired, it\u2019s dark, and you\u2019ll be sweating underneath of all of your layers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Dingle said Thursday\u2019s weather is a tease of what\u2019s to come for the business, given they get more partnerships once summer arrives.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Down further, Taste Taco Bar has been getting ready for its Cinco de Mayo opening, and Philly Doors is a part of the process.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">&#8220;We\u2019ll be ok. We have soda, we\u2019re trying to cool down inside,&#8221; said Jack Tille, the owner of Philly Doors.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Tille said more pauses are needed during these summer-like conditions, but his team is used to year-round work.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">&#8220;A job is a job,&#8221; said Tille. &#8220;We have to make money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Were not in the clear\u2014the FOX29 Weather Authority said to expect well above-average temperatures Friday.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/weather\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Weather<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/us\/pa\/philadelphia\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHILADELPHIA &#8211; Thursday is another record-breaking weather day for the Delaware Valley, and it\u2019s only April. 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