Heat Wave

• Record Heat of Late March 1998
  • The last few days of March 1998 shattered many records for warmth.• Heat reached a climax when Bradley Airport reached 89°F on the 31st.• This shattered the...
  Written by WXedge Staff on March 29, 2013 | Read More
• Australian Heatwave
  Record breaking temperatures and extreme fire danger conditions in parts of central and southern Australia have resulted in wildfires (photos) and citizens seeking relief. The...
  Written by Stephen Gode on January 9, 2013 | Read More
• Too Hot: Add New Colors to Maps
  A recent heat wave has brought some extreme heat to much of Australia. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology even had to add two new colors to their forecast maps. The old maps...
  Written by Quincy Vagell on January 9, 2013 | Read More
• 2012: Warmest Year on Record for U.S.
  NOAA: 2012 was the warmest year on record, by far, for the Lower 48 United States.The image above shows how nearly every square mile of the Lower 48 was at or above normal for...
  Written by WXedge Staff on January 8, 2013 | Read More
• 2012 Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters
  The United States is wrapping up the year with preliminary information on eleven weather-related events, which equated to at least 1 billion dollars in losses each. The National...
  Written by Stephen Gode on December 28, 2012 | Read More
• World High Temperature Has Been Lowered
  So much for global warming: The world record high temperature has been lowered. The record high surface temperature on Earth had been 136.4ºF at El Azizia, Libya, as recorded...
  Written by Quincy Vagell on September 14, 2012 | Read More
• Big Warm-Up Possible by Late Week
  After a relatively pleasant week, even warmer air may be in the forecast. This past week, from Monday through Friday, most areas saw high temperatures in the low to mid-80s with...
  Written by Quincy Vagell on August 25, 2012 | Read More
• Feelin' the Heat For the Troops Overseas
  Talk about two places that are expected to be seriously H.O.T. for the day tomorrow.  Afghanistan will be above average tonight, and tomorrow they'll be lucky if anywhere...
  Written by Sam Kantrow on August 22, 2012 | Read More
• Scorching Heat and Cool 100 degrees
  Happy Thursday to you!  The weekend is in sight, so smile a bit more today!  We'll start off this forecast for the troops by sending best wishes to the men and women...
  Written by Sam Kantrow on August 16, 2012 | Read More

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