heat waves
Prolonged hot spells
Heat waves are periods of abnormally hot weather lasting several days or more, often accompanied by high humidity that makes conditions feel even more oppressive.
The term also describes the visible shimmering distortion of air rising from hot surfaces like pavement or desert sand: Heat waves rippled off the asphalt.
In physics, heat waves refer to infrared radiation.
- heatstrokeBody's cooling system failure
- temperature fluctuationsChanges in heat levels
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- droughtsExtended periods without precipitation
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
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- summersummer, summertime, midsummer, summer solstice, solstice
- climateclimate change, climate, weather, global warming, temperature
- weather datatemperature, humidity, rainfall, snowfall, wind speed
- Humid Southhigh humidity, hot summers, mild winters, muggy weather, dew point
- temperature changestemperature drop, temperature rise, cold snaps, temperature spike, temperature swing
- august eventsLabor Day, Perseids, meteor showers, peach season, Assumption Day
heat wavescold snaps
Brief periods of freezing weather
cold spells · cold waves · freezes · deep freezes · hard freezes