A lot of New Englanders feel they were robbed of a perfect unofficial start to summer on Memorial Day. On Thursday, they spent the day making up for it.

NBC10 Boston Chief Meteorologist Pete Bouchard says the city hit 87 degrees. The normal temperature on this day in early June is 73 degrees.

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Some were enjoying the day swimming and sunbathing at Carson Beach in South Boston or hitting area splash pads around the city.

“I’m an equestrian, so I'm at horse camp in the heat volunteering every summer, so this isn't too bad. It's definitely hot but the splash pad was definitely nice,” Elly Varney said.

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