July’s Memorable Heat Wave Will Continue With Dangerous Heat in Midwest, Mid-Atlantic
The relentless heat and humidity that’s bathed the United States since the end of last month will keep going straight through next week as temperatures push the triple-digit mark in the nation’s capital. The above-normal sultriness looks like…
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New England And Eastern Canada Will Keep On Sweating Through Midweek
The second heat wave to bake New England and eastern Canada in recent weeks will continue through the first half of this week. Caribou, Maine, tied its all-time record high temperature on Friday, and heat index values climbed above 100°F deep into Quebec…
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Historic Heat Wave Produces Some Of The Hottest Temps Ever Recorded In October
Temperatures soared into the triple digits across parts of the southeastern United States this week at the peak of a historic late-late-season heat wave. Cities from the Gulf to the Great Lakes shattered all-time October high temperature records on…
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Hot Nights Will Make This Weekend’s Excessive Heat And Humidity Even More Dangerous
Parts of 19 states are under an excessive heat warning over the next couple of days as the combined effect of high heat and stifling humidity climbs to dangerous levels. The heat baking the Midwest this week will grow more intense and spread east toward…
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Anchorage Could Break Its All-Time High As An Intense Heat Wave Builds Over Alaska
High temperatures will soar into the 90s near Anchorage over the next week as a historic heat wave builds across Alaska. The actual air temperature is astounding—90s in southern Alaska!—but the duration of this heat wave will take an especially hard toll…
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Typically-Comfy San Francisco Hits 100°F As West Coast Heat Wave Continues This Week
Hoowee. It hit 100°F at San Francisco International Airport on Tuesday, the warmest temperature ever recorded so early in the year. The heat wave baking the West Coast with unusually toasty temperatures for early June will continue through the end of the…
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Intense Southern California Heat Wave Shatters All-Time Record Highs
The eastern two-thirds of the United States has been mired in an oppressive heat wave for the past couple of weeks, bathing much of the country in a brutal mix of hot temperatures and high humidity. However, while the east has gotten all the headlines…
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How the June 2018 Heat Wave Triggered Three Derechos in One Day
The word “derecho” is usually not allowed on this wholesome website. I try not to use the word unless we’re talking about an event that’s already happened or the SPC outright uses it in one of their forecasts. That being said,…
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The June 2018 Heat Wave: Frequently Asked Questions, Answered
Q: Oh, great, another one of these. What’s going on? A: A formidable heat wave building across the Plains this week will spread through the southeast and the rest of the eastern United States through early next week. The map shows forecast high…
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