Sweaty Subway Stations
Riders know the NYC subway platforms get steamy in the summer, but which are the hottest? We tried to find out on a 96-degree day, visiting 103 platforms south of Central Park during the evening rush on July 29, 2015.
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    Subway station locations from the NYC OpenData portal. Temperatures taken with consumer-grade temperature sensors between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on July 29, 2015.

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    WNYC Data News Team, with help from Emrys Eller and Byrd Pinkerton.

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