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Salem is on track for a record that many of you probably would rather not set.

For the first time in weather records, the city could hit a stretch of five days with temperatures of 100 or more.

The city is forecast to reach 103 on Monday and 104 on Tuesday. Salem breached 100 on Friday, July 5, with a high of 103 and highs about the same in following days.

Several times dating to 1941, Salem has posted four-day runs of 100-degree weather.

“The worst of this heat wave looks to be Monday through Tuesday,” according to the National Weather Service forecast. And the warmest night in the current string is expected to be Monday night, with a low of 70.

But matters improve – slightly – as ocean air starts pushing in. The high on Wednesday is forecast to be 93.

And even with the hot weather in recent days, the Grant Neighborhood Association rallied volunteers to complete two street murals. They added colorful rings to roundabouts on Northeast Hood Street at Winter Street and at Cottage Street.

What did this effort take? According to Susan Napack, association vice chair:

•30 gallons of white primer

•31 gallons of color paint

•Among the colors applied: “Groovy,” “I Love to Boogie,” “Happy Face” and “Blue Bliss”

•40 volunteers, many serving several shifts

“Mornings were comfortable, but we started at 8 Saturday and Sunday and were done before we could really feel the triple digits,” Napack reported. “Folks from Grant and beyond had fun working together on a common goal – creating something beautiful for our neighborhood and for Salem.”

Volunteers add color to the roundabout on Northeast Hood Street at Winter Street. Volunteers organized by the Grant Neighborhood Association ocompleted painting two roundabouts on Sunday, July 7, using 61 gallons of paint. (Grant Neighborhood Association photo)

Motorists will encounter a burst of color as they navigate the roundabout on Northeast Hood Street at Cottage Street. Volunteers from the Grant Neighborhood Association on Sunday, July 7, completed painting two roundabouts, using 61 gallons of paint. (Grant Neighborhood Association photo)

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