It was too hot for class in two local school districts.

The excessive heat, which one again snapped the record by hitting 90 degrees on Tuesday afternoon, prompted Cairo-Durham Central School District to close its elementary school early.

The school shut down at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday because of the heat, the district announced in the morning.

Superintendent Anthony Taibi said the district was monitoring temperatures in its classrooms on Monday and some reached the upper 80s.

“We decided out of an abundance of caution to do early dismissal today,” he said.

Taibi said he couldn’t recall the last time the district did an early dismissal or closed due to heat.

Across the Hudson River, the Hudson City School District began closing at 11:15 a.m. because of the heat, the district announced on its website.

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The Columbia Christian Academy in Ghent also closed early.

Tuesday's former record was 89 degrees, set in 2007 and 1920. Albany International Airport hit 91 degrees on Monday, breaking a record set for that day in 1970. The heat has set records in the region every day since Sunday.

The warm weather is coming up from the deep south and southwest, according to National Weather Service Meteorologist Tom Wasula.

A ridge of high pressure is allowing the warm air up north. On the plus side: That same ridge is keeping Hurricane Maria away from the inland United States, Wasula said.

The heat "is something you'd normally see in the heat of summer, July and August," Wasula said.

The good news is more seasonal temperatures should return in the next few days. A front will move into the area and break up the high pressure ridge over the area. It will also push the remnants of Hurricane Maria further east and keep them out to sea.