A heat record set more than 60 years ago was broken in Ottawa on Wednesday when the temperature hit 33.9 C, feeling like 41 with the humidity.

It was the third day of a heat warning in the region.

Environment Canada data shows the record-high temperature for July 29 was 33.3 degrees C in 1949, but the record was broken at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

The weather agency started recording temperatures at the Ottawa airport, its current observation station, in 1939.

It's official. A new record high temp for Ottawa. The previous record was 33.3 set in 1949. Humidex right now is 42! <a href="http://t.co/RlDTd1SUIU">pic.twitter.com/RlDTd1SUIU</a> —@BlacksWeather

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