2010 Northern Hemisphere heat waves
Type | Multiple intense anticyclones, Heat waves |
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Formed | April 2010 |
Dissipated | October 2010 |
Highest pressure | 1,040 millibars (31 inHg) |
Highest temperature | 53.5 °C (128.3 °F) |
Fatalities | 55,000 in Russia alone, ~2,600 outside Russia |
Damage | ~$500 billion (2011 USD) |
Areas affected | Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America |
The 2010 Northern Hemisphere summer heat waves included severe
The heat wave during the summer of 2010 was at its worst in June, over the
More than 55,000 people died during the heat wave in Russia.
Events
Europe
Europe in general
A heat wave hit Eastern Europe as exceptionally strong jet stream winds blew in from the Sahara across the Balkans and into both Poland and Ukraine on June 10.[11] The Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW) warned of temperatures in Poland exceeding 30 °C (86 °F) for the next 5 days, followed by heavy winds, rain storms, thunderstorms and possible flooding especially in the north-west of the country and neighbouring parts of Germany.[11]
The period between June 13 and 19
As the floods eased in
and the United Kingdom on June 30.On July 2, Brussels saw its hottest day since 1976 and France, Germany and the Spanish resort Benidorm experienced record temperatures.[14] Several heavy thunderstorms hit the Low Swiss Alps, accompanied by heavy sleet in some places.
On July 3, a heat wave hit parts of Ryazan Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, and the cities of Copenhagen, Bucharest and Budapest, killing a Romanian man with heat stroke. Heavy thunderstorms hit the High Swiss Alps, accompanied by heavy snow in some places.
On July 6, 3
A meteorological synoptic pressure corridor ran from Germany and Poland east and northeast to western and north western Russia causing temperatures that were 4 °C, 8 °C and in one case 10 °C above the seasonal norm. Cities from
Berlin and Warsaw recorded temperatures of 33 °C, while highs of nearly 34 °C in Moscow broke records. Earlier in June, temperatures in Minsk hit 30 °C, while temperatures as high as 34 °C were observed in Kyiv.[15]
By July 8, a major heat wave hit most of Europe, European Russia and North America.[16]
Both the French and Belgian authorities were on alert to respond to possible incidences of heat-related illnesses following the death of a Frenchman in the north of the country due to heat exhaustion. Brussels saw its next hottest day since 1976, while Portugal and Germany experienced record high temperatures.[16]
The
The Swiss Ornithological Institute, based in Sempach, said young swifts were stifling to death and others were jumping out before they could fly properly, as temperatures reached 50 °C (122 °F) in their under the roof nests. Most of them lived at the institute care home.
A heavy rainy thunderstorm hit Zürich on the 10th [19] and the Swiss-French border.[20] They also threatened to close the Avoriaz stage of the Tour de France cycle race.[20]
The
The UK recorded its highest temperature of the year, 31.7 °C (89.1 °F), in
July 11 and 12 saw heatstroke make several people ill throughout the Iberian Peninsula, European Russia, Belarus, eastern Poland and Ukraine.[22][23]
The heat wave that left
On July 11, temperatures skyrocketed in
Forty passengers were hospitalised with dehydration in
Hartmut Buyken, chairman of passenger association Pro Bahn, told radio station hr-INFO that the trains were ruined by cost-cutting measures, and weren't selling as well in international markets as the French TGV trains.[24]
On the 12th, Portugal, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Belgium, France, and the Czech Republic all suffered the hottest temperatures of the year, and the heat wave was most likely to continue over the weekend, according to German meteorologists.[21]
Most of Germany, including
Belgian authorities were worried about water shortages as a result of both the hot weather and lack of rain. The water authorities in the eastern town of
The Czech Republic exceeded 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) for the third day running, as doctors in the Czech Republic issued safety advice according to the Voice of Russia. High temperatures were also occurring in parts of Slovakia and around the Black Sea.
The heat wave begins to end as heavy rain hits the Swansea-Port Talbot region of Wales, Devon, central Ireland and parts of eastern France.
Both
July 16 saw the heat wave peak in intensity throughout
Heavy storms hit Vienna on July 16 and 17, ending the week-long heat wave in Austria.
New heat record of Finland was recorded at Joensuu on 29 July when temperature rose to 37.2 °C (99.0 °F). In Sweden, temperatures were above the average maximum temperature, with Stockholm seeing temperatures of 32.5 degrees Celsius according to the Swedish Meteorogical Institute SMHI.[26]
The
Poland
A heat wave hit
The Iberian Peninsula
A Portuguese man also died on the 7th, in Villar del Rey, Badajoz, Spain.[28]
Two Spaniards died of
On July 11, temperatures skyrocketed in
On the 12th, Portugal, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Belgium, France, and the Czech Republic all suffered the hottest temperatures of the year, and the heat wave was most likely to continue over the weekend, according to German meteorologists.[21]
More than 1,200 fire-fighters fought 25 forest fires in northern Portugal on July 24 [29]
Temperatures of up to 40 °C (104 °F) hit the Portuguese town at Pataias on the 27th.[30][31]
All of
Two Italian water bomber planes were loaned to Portugal through the European Union's solidarity mechanism on July 28. Spain also provided its neighbours with water bomber aircraft, but Portugal requested further help from the EU and Spain. France readied a plane on the French island of Corsica, just in case things got any worse in Portugal.[33]
The Balkans
A heat wave hit
As the floods eased in
In mid June, much of
On the 14th, several cities were once again above the 35 °C (95 °F) mark even though they did not break records. The only cities in Bulgaria breaking records were Musala, peak hitting 17.6 °C (63.7 °F), and Elhovo, hitting 35.6 °C (96.1 °F).[35]
On the 15th, Ruse, Bulgaria peaked at 37.2 °C (99.0 °F). Although it was not a record, this was the highest temperature recorded in the country. Five Bulgarian cities broke high temperature records that day.[36]
As the floods eased in
On July 3, a heat wave hit parts of Ryazan Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, and the cities of Copenhagen, Bucharest and Budapest, killing a Romanian man with heat stroke. Heavy thunderstorms hit the High Swiss Alps, accompanied by heavy snow in some places.
Heavy rain fell in Podgorica, Bucharest and parts of eastern Serbia on July 16.
Both the 14th and 15th saw
Northern Eurasia (Commonwealth of Independent States)
Type | Anticyclone, Heat wave |
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Formed | June 10, 2010 |
Dissipated | August 13, 2010. |
Fatalities | 58 confirmed, 15,801+ indirect deaths, 1 unconfirmed |
Areas affected | Western Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Georgia |
Georgia
Both temperatures 30-40C wild fires hit land near Tbilisi between August 1 and 3. A 3-day wildfire consumed about 150 hectares of forest in Georgia's central region is now under control according to both the Environment Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.[38]
Kazakhstan
Central Kazakhstan witnessed a heavy spike in temperatures and a Kazakh farmer died of heat stroke on August 11. The hottest recorded temperature in Kazakhstan was 49.1 °C (120.4 °F), which set a new record, as the hottest temperature ever recorded in that country.
Russia
Later extreme event attribution studies concluded that the heatwave in Russia was made much more likely by climate change but that it made little difference to the intensity.[10]
The abnormal heat wave was also experienced in Russia, causing fires throughout the country, the worst drought in nearly 40 years, and the loss of at least 9 million hectares of crops.
On 25 June a temperature record was set in the Asian portion of Russia, at Belogorsk, at a reading of 42.3 °C (108.1 °F). The previous record in the Asian portion was 41.7 °C (107.1 °F) set at Aksha on 21 July 2004.[42]
A heat wave started in Moscow on the 27 June,[45] as temperatures reached 33.1 °C (91.6 °F), and stayed around 30 °C (90 °F) for the rest of the week.[45][46] It also caused temperatures to rise noticeably in Yakutia, the Siberian Kuznetsk Alatau mountain range and the Volga Federal District.
On 28 June Kvass sales boomed in Russia.[47]
On 30 June, the heat in Yakutia reached the temperature of 35.3 °C,[48] as both the Siberian Federal District and Ural Federal District began to overheat.
By the end of June, 1,244 people had drowned in Russia after swimming.
On 3 July, a heat wave hit parts of Ryazan Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, and the cities of Copenhagen, Bucharest and Budapest, killing a Romanian man with heat stroke. Heavy thunderstorms hit the High Swiss Alps, accompanied by heavy snow in some places.
On 5 July, the
Highs of nearly 34 °C (93 °F) in Moscow broke records. Earlier in June, Minsk hit 30 °C (86 °F) and Kyiv's temperature soared to 34 °C (93 °F). Saint Petersburg, however, has yet to see the 30-degree mark.[52]
Temperatures hit a record-breaking highs of 37 °C in several regions in the
Russia's
Moscow's temperature was 31 °C (88 °F) on 7 July.[56] At the same time the heat in Yakutia recorded 35.3 °C.[48] A record-breaking heat wave in late June saw temperatures reach 37 °C in several central Russian regions, sparking forest fires and causing heat stroke in many people in various parts of the Central Federal District and Ural Federal District.[48]
On the 11 and 12 July, many people across Europe fell ill due to heat stroke caused by the very high temperatures reached on these two days.[48][57]
A total of 14 regions suddenly overheated on the 11 to 13 July, including
The 3 week heat wave hit near-record temperatures in Russia and Ukraine on the 13 July; with near-record temperatures of 40 °C in Saint Petersburg, Moscow and Kaliningrad.[62][63][64][65]
On 13 July the Russian Bird conservation Union (RBCU) said that the heat was killing most of European Russia's birds, especially those in Moscow.[citation needed] Meteorologists considered it likely that temperatures would reach up to 36 °C (97 °F) later in the week.[citation needed]
On 14 July, central Russia saw record temperatures and was predicted to face 38 degrees Celsius by the weekend,
In the first half of July, average temperatures in Moscow were 6.2 °C above average. The hottest July on record in the city, in 1938, was an average of 5.3 °C higher than average.[42]
Approximately 400 people had drowned by mid-July.[58]
1,200 Russians had died June 1 and July 15 due to swimming whilst drunk. Six children and a Ukrainian tourist also drowned, whilst sober, in the
In
On July 30, wildfires killed 25 people, leaving more than 2000 people homeless. The fires were still burning on 1 August.
Likely in part due to the heat wave and smoke from forest fires, Moscow recorded 14,340 total deaths in the month of July, 4,824 more than the number recorded in July 2009. Pollution levels in the city were five times higher than normal.[69]
On 1 August, the
August 2 saw hundreds of wildfires threatening more than 200 villages around both Voronezh, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod and in Mordovia the chief of National Centre for Crisis Situations, General Vladimir Stepanov said. The Volga Federal District saw 625 homes destroyed and Voronezh saw over 200 destroyed and more than a thousand in both places evacuated," general Stepanov said as firemen, troops and local farmers struggled to drive the fires back from the cities of the Volga Federal District.[71]
Ukraine
A heat wave hit
12 June saw the temperature of 34 °C (93 °F) in Kyiv registered though the city was previously forecasted to hit the 37 °C (99 °F) mark, breaking the previous Kyiv record that had stood since 1946 (33.3 °C (91.9 °F)).
On 6 July, 3
Heavy storms in Kyiv at the end of 17 July. Temperatures of 30–35 °C (86–95 °F) were registered in almost the whole Ukraine in July, while in the east and in the northeast, they reached 36–39 °C (97–102 °F).[74]
It was revealed on 19 July that 800 Ukrainians, including 115 kids, had drowned since 1 May.[75]
Temperatures began rising again in Ukraine in early August, with 35–40 °C (95–104 °F) being recorded at many central and eastern locations, including the city of Kyiv, in the first week.
On August 6 the Ukrainian Weather Forecasting Center forecasted the heatwave would continue at least until August 18 and probably till the end of August and that extremely high fire risks would remain in Ukraine, apart from western Ukraine.[85] Indeed, a major cool-down did take place on the 18th, with showers and thunderstorms ushering in cooler temperatures (mid-20s°C (mid/late-70s°F)).
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Drought-affected chestnut trees.
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People.
Turkey
Heavy rain falls in the town of Rize, Turkey and along the Turkish/Armenian border on the 15th of July.[86]
Asia
Burma (Myanmar)
Myanmar's hottest temperature on record was set on May 12, at 47.2 °C (117.0 °F) in
China
Prior to the droughts in Yunnan and Guizhou, the
June 27–29 saw the heaviest rain fall in Luolou township in the Chinese Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in 300 years.[89] 6,673 people were affected; as the town was cut off, schools closed and people travelled by boat.[89]
The heat wave hit China's
The heat wave hit
July 5 saw temperatures of 40 °C (104 °F) scorch 16 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities. The National Meteorological Center (NMC) issued a yellow
Xingqing Lake, in the
July 5 saw
A yellow-level heat alert was issued in the provinces of
Temperatures in Sichuan and Quzhou rose sharply to 35 °C (95 °F) as the average heat wave temperature of 13 of China's provinces and regions reached over 35 °C.[92] A record temperature of 41.8 °C (107.2 °F) hit Beijing on the 7th[93] and were predicted to reach 40 °C (104 °F) on the 8th.[22][23]
On 7 July, five people died and eight were missing after torrential rains caused flash floods in
July 8 saw the highest temperature and heavy rain storms across the
Heavy rains hit Hubei and Anhui provinces on July 8 and caused a 1 meter deep flood which killed 1 person and made 500,000 homeless. The storm moved southeastward over the next day, helping to dissipate the local heat wave.[95]
There was a forest fire in the Greater
India
One of the hottest seasons on record was recorded in India through May, prior to the
Japan
The summer of 2010 was the hottest since Japan began keeping records.[102][103] Major Japanese cities recorded their highest temperatures between July 15 and September 6.
According to the
According to the
Mongolia
An extreme heat wave hit Mongolia on June 23 with the temperature reaching as much as 41 °C (106 °F) in some places. The drought and heat wave combined to make wild fires inevitable.[105] At the time, 73 wild fires had already been registered in the country, with four more erupting on July 4.[105] The Khentii Mountains were hit hard, with Khentii Province overheating and the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area facing a possible drought on the 5th.
Officials claimed the forest fires of the 6th were caused by the heat wave and drought.
The fires started in
Pakistan
Temperatures soared to 53.5 °C (128.3 °F) in Mohen-jo-Daro on May 26, and twelve cities in Pakistan saw temperatures above 50 °C (122 °F). The previous record for Pakistan, and for all of Asia, was reached at 52.8 °C (127 °F) in Sindh Province on June 12, 1919.[87][106] By May 27, the temperatures higher than 45 °C (113 °F) hit many areas across the country, at least 18 people died in Pakistan.[107]
Vietnam
Hanoi was hit by a heat wave from June 29 to July 2.[108] Daytime temperatures were between 40 °C (104 °F) and 35 °C (95 °F), while night time temperatures were 30 °C (86 °F). Droughts and power cut were an imminent threat in the north of Vietnam.[108]
The Middle East
There were numerous heat records broken in the Middle east as well, such as in Bahrain, where the country set its hottest June temperature on record at 46.9 °C (116.4 °F) on June 20.
On July 26 the heat reached near-record levels over Iraq.[109]
In Israel, the year 2010 was the hottest on record, and average temperatures were 2-3°C (3.6-5.4°F) higher than the average.[110] The temperature in Kibbutz Almog, near the Dead Sea, on August 7 was 51.4 °C (124.5 °F). The temperature was the hottest measured in 68 years.[111] The summer lasted till December, when a severe storm hit the Israeli shore, with waves rising up to 14 metres (46 ft) in height and 70–220 millimetres (2.8–8.7 in) fell in 3 days as well as 1–2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft) of snow on Mount Hermon.[112]
The temperature nearly break the record of July 2000, in Marka (civil/mil airport) Amman, where temperatures reached 42.22 °C (108.00 °F) according to the METAR recording at the mentioned airport, adding that temperatures were nudging the 40 °C (104 °F) in many consecutive days, and actually went beyond it.
By August 20, another intense heat wave arrived, and broke the previously mentioned record in Marka airport, and the temperatures reached 43.5 °C. The temperature in Tela' Al-Ali/Sweileh, Madaba, Anjara/Ajloun, reached 42.3 °C.
In Kuwait, the temperature in Mitribah reached 54.4 °C on June 15 which was the highest temperature ever recorded in Asia, and is 2 degrees lower than the world record for Death Valley, USA of 56.7 °C degrees. In August 2010, the heat index reached 64 °C at Al-Nuwaiseeb due to the high humidity.[86]
On July 26 the heat reached near-record levels over Kuwait.[109]
On July 14, the highest temperature in Qatar reached 50.4 °C (122.7 °F).[113]
The heat wave hit Saudi Arabia in June, setting an unofficial all-time temperature record on June 22, at 52.0 °C (125.6 °F), breaking the previous record of 51.7 °C (125.1 °F). The heat wave also caused sand storms to occur, causing a blackout after eight power plants in the country were knocked offline.[86]
In addition to the heat, Lebanon has been through the worst drought ever since 1931 – the temperatures reached 47.6 °C (117.68 °F) in the coast and 37 °C (98.6 °F) in the Beqaa Valley. And the summer unusually prolonged until 5 December. The spring started pretty early that year, after passing through a stormy January with no snow, which only fall on 21 January and lasted until the last days of February.
There were several rain events, however, such as when Heavy rain fell in most of
Heavy rain and thunder storms also hit the town of Samail in Oman's northern, coastal mountain range on July 14.[114]
North Africa
North Africa in general
Niamey, Niger took in refugees from Tillabéri Department 12 days before, after they turned up hoping the city would help them. The towns of Kongomé, Zinder, Tanout and Dalli were the worst hit by the drought by May 3.[115]
Dehydration was reported to have killed 1 person in Niger, while others in the region were at risk of water shortages on June 1.[116]
A new heat wave hit Niger on June 21, causing an increased area of drought; causing crop failure and the threat of widespread famine.[117]
In Chad, the temperature reached 47.6 °C (117.7 °F) on June 22 in Faya-Largeau, breaking a record set in 1961. Sudan reached 49.7 °C (121.5 °F) in Dongola the same day, breaking a record set in 1987. Niger broke its own record set in 1998 the next day at 48.2 °C (118.8 °F) in Bilma.[86]
Three years of famine and more recent sandstorms devastated Niger on July 14, prompting the new military junta to appeal for international food aid.[118]
On July 24, the British Red Cross flew its logistics teams to Niger to help the army and local officials with transportation. The relief effort has already been made possible by the response to the Red Cross's West Africa Crisis Appeal which aims to raise £500,000. According to
France sends food and cash aid to Mali on July 25.[120]
On July 26 the heat reached near-record levels over Chad and Niger,[109] and about 20 had reportedly died in northern Niger of dehydration on July 27.
On August 1, Gadabeji, Niger suffered 35 °C (95 °F) heat and drought. The exceptionally heavy rainfall of 2009 destroyed crops and devastated the year's harvest. The resulting fall in production in staples like maize, millet and sorghum affected much of West Africa's fragile Sahel, including neighbouring Chad and northern Nigeria.[4][117][119][121]
August 3 had Burkina Faso hit by a drought, as 4,500,000 Burkinans and 6,700,000 Nigeriens faced starvation.[122]
Mauritania, Senegal and Mali
On May 12 and 26,
Seven people died in Ghaidi Magha, Mauritania, near the Malian border on May 18.[125]
Morocco and Algeria
The heat wave that left an
Sudan
Sudan all recorded their hottest all-time temperatures on record on June 22 and June 23, hitting the mid 40s Celsius (low 110s Fahrenehit) in places.[86]
North America
United States
New York City saw their record earliest first reading at or above 90 °F (32 °C), on April 7.[126] Boston also saw their first temperature at or above 90 that day.[127]
In Frederick, Maryland, the temperature reached 106 °F (41 °C) in early July.[128] Power outages in New York and in Southern Ontario were reported to have been caused by the heatwave.[129][130][131]
June 24 saw a high pressure zone settle between North Carolina and Bermuda.[132] A two-day-long heat wave hit the more rural parts of Texas on July 1.
From July 4 to July 9, 2010, the majority of the American East Coast, from the Carolinas to Maine, was gripped in a severe heat wave. Both Philadelphia and New York City, as well as Baltimore, Washington, Raleigh, and Boston, eclipsed 100 °F (38 °C). Many records were broken, some of which dated back to the 19th century, including Wilmington, Delaware's temperature of 103 °F (39 °C) on Wednesday, July 7, which broke the record of 97 °F (36 °C) from 1897. Philadelphia and New York eclipsed 100 °F (38 °C) for the first time since 2001. Frederick, Maryland and Newark, New Jersey, among others, exceeded 100 °F (38 °C) for four days in a row.[133]
Cleveland, Ohio, was rising into the upper 90s on July 8. Meanwhile, various authorities on the U.S. Eastern Seaboard issued extreme heat alerts, with the temperature being forecast to rise well beyond 30 °C (86 °F) in some areas on the 5th.[49][62][63][65]
The American northeast was severely affected as New York City saw a record temperature of 103 °F (39.4 °C) on July 6, and the heat hit 100.4 °F (38.0 °C) in Boston, and 40.6 °C (105.1 °F) in Baltimore on the same day, breaking the standing Baltimore record from 1983.[22] [134] Hartford, Connecticut tied their all time heat record that day.[135]
New York City saw temperatures as high as 35 °C (95 °F) in some areas and it was predicted to reach 38 °C (100 °F) the next day.[92] A report released by The Wall Street Journal on July 7 stated that June saw sales rise over the Independence Day holiday, especially along the East Coast of America.[136] By July 3, retail sales had risen by 3.9% from the year-ago period and 1% over the previous week, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs and Johnson Redbook Research also showed a sales gain in the final week of June, citing the hot weather.[136]
Both the
Several power outages across the United States occurred due to increased demand, and also a transformer fire; lack of air conditioning led to the death of an elderly Philadelphia man and a homeless woman in Detroit.[137] Canadian media outlets also stated that there had been a large increase of people visiting hospital during the heat wave, such as Montfort Hospital, which reported 158 patients in one day.[137]
The Associated Press reported that "the hot weather was blamed for the deaths of 89-year-old Edward Pilch in Whitehall, PA, and a 46-year-old woman in Queens."[138] The heat also caused rail disruptions in Washington after the metal track expanded and could not be contained by the dampers.[139]
The BBC stated that electricity providers were "urging consumers to cut back on energy use to relieve the stress on the power system ... in Philadelphia alone, 8,000 people lost power due to increased demand on Tuesday [6th July]" News agencies stated that people had been staying in air-conditioned churches to avoid the heat.[137] Consolidated Edison sent out dry ice to customers with no electricity.[138]
The U.S. East Coast and parts of the Midwest saw temperatures reaching up to 100 °F (38 °C) on July 11. The electricity grid in New York City was near collapse as Consolidated Edison cut electricity to air conditioning units and 20,000 homes and businesses to ease the burden on its failing system, according to The New York Times.[22] Various utilities urged customers to use less electricity as the aging power grid began to falter under the heat wave that ran from Virginia to Maine via New York. About 375,400 customers in the New York City neighborhoods of Flushing, Gowanus, Forest Hills and Brooklyn Heights were victims of limited power outages in New York[22] on July 11.
For the Midwest became more related[clarification needed] to the extreme high humidity, above normal rainfall from thunderstorms across much of Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Illinois in the previous month leading up to the heat wave caused dew points to soar; in Newton, Iowa, where temperatures had been in the mid-90s F, the dew point reached 88 °F (31 °C) on July 14, one of the highest ever recorded in the United States. The heat index reached 128 °F (53 °C) in Newton, Chicago's dew point of 83 °F (28 °C), matching readings from the 1995 heat wave that caused many deaths. Omaha, Des Moines and St. Louis also experienced high humidity levels.[140]
Manitoba and several states in the Central U.S. had heavy thunderstorms with a severe tornado hitting Northfield, Minnesota, on July 16.[141] The heat wave ended in most of Canada and was reduced by thunderstorms in much of the United States.
The heat continued through the second half of July but extreme heat was mostly confined to the Southeastern United States, giving relief to the Northeast and Upper Midwest as it had early in the month. The intense heat build-up again occurred over much of Plains states, Upper South and Lower Midwest; temperatures surpassed 104 °F (40 °C) in many locations. By August 3, the temperature in Wichita, Kansas, reached 109 °F (43 °C). Washington, DC had temperatures that surpassed 98 °F (37 °C) on 11 days during the summer of 2010, reaching a peak of 102 °F (39 °C) on July 6 and 7.[142]
By late July, the morgue in
The heat wave was initially absent in the
See also
- Cold wave
- Cyclone Phet
- Drought
- El Niño-Southern Oscillation
- Global warming
- Heat burst
- List of severe weather phenomena
- Urban heat island
- 2010 Pakistan floods
- 2010 Russian wildfires
- 2010 Bolivia forest fires
- 2010 China drought and dust storms
- 2010 Romanian floods
- 2010 China floods
- 2010 Pakistan floods
- 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull
- 2010 Western Australian storms in Earth's Southern Hemisphere
- 2010 Victorian storms in Australia
- Tornadoes of 2010
- Global storm activity of 2010
- Global storm activity of 2009
- 2003 European heat wave
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- FEMA: Extreme Heat
- Hot Weather Tips Archived 2006-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
- WeatherBug Weather Wrap
- Social & Economic Costs of Temperature Extremes from NOAASocioeconomics" website initiative