Yesterday’s power outage in Cambridge added to what was already otherwise an uncomfortable day as the region baked under near-record heat and high humidity.

Boston’s Logan airport reached 96 degrees yesterday afternoon—the third day this week that temperatures have soared in the city above 90 degrees.

The high temperatures led the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue an excessive heat warning for yesterday. According to Mike Jackson, a meteorologist for the NWS office in Taunton, this week’s hot weather is more than the typical August heat in New England.

“I’d call this slightly unusual,” Jackson said. “In some cases we’re breaking records that are 40 years old.”

Despite the rarity of such temperatures, the University has faced little difficulties withstanding the heat.

Harvard’s facilities have handled the heat extremely well according to Thomas E. Vautin, Harvard’s vice president for facilities and environment services.

The University’s central cooling plant, located in the basement of the Science Center, has faced no problems despite the heavy demands for chilled water from those buildings that are equipped with air conditioning.

“We weren’t near any limits of capacity,” Vautin said.