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Where were records broken during last week’s heat?

Where were records broken during last week’s heat?

IN TODAY’S MEDICAL ALERT, THE HEAT WAVE IS TAXING ON EVERYONE. BUT CAN YOU IMAGINE PLAYING NINE INNINGS OF BASEBALL IN THESE TEMPERATURES? IT’S 97 DEGREES AT CAMDEN YARDS RIGHT NOW. SO HOW DO PROFESSIONAL AND COLLEGIATE SPORTS TEAMS MONITOR WHETHER IT IS SAFE TO PLAY? WELL, THEY CALCULATE WHAT’S CALLED THE WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATURE. WITH A DEVICE LIKE THIS, IT MEASURES NOT JUST TEMPERATURE, BUT OTHER FACTORS LIKE HUMIDITY, SUN ANGLE, CLOUD COVER, AND WIND. NORMALLY YOU WOULD POST ON A TRIPOD AND ACTUALLY MOVES WITH THE WIND AND MAYBE A LITTLE HARD TO SEE HERE. BUT YOU KNOW, BASICALLY IT HAS A, YOU KNOW, AN AMMETER FOR THE WIND BLOW ON IT AND ACTUALLY TELLS YOU HOW FAST THE WIND IS BLOWING. AND IT WILL, AS YOU GO THROUGH, GIVE YOU THE WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATURE JUST BY CALCULATING IT FOR YOU HERE. SO THIS IS WHAT WE USE AT THE SPORTING FACILITIES. DOCTORS SAY THE WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATURE GIVES A MUCH MORE ACCURATE PICTURE OF HEAT STRESS ON THE HUMAN BODY, BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY FACTORS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. ANYONE CAN BUY ONE, BUT THEY ARE EXPENSIVE. HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. ANOTHER OPTION IS TO GO TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE. YOU CAN ZOOM IN ON A SPECIFIC AREA ON A MAP, AND THE WEBSITE WILL DO THE CALCULATION FOR

Updated: 10:46 AM CDT Jun 30, 2025

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Where were records broken during last week’s heat?

Updated: 10:46 AM CDT Jun 30, 2025

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Hundreds of weather stations recorded a new daily record for heat last Tuesday during a heat wave in the Midwest and eastern United States.Related video above: How do sports teams play safely in the heat?The heat wave was caused by a “heat dome,�� which is when a “large, persistent area of high-pressure forces the jet stream northward and traps heat close to the ground in areas under the high pressure,�� according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA also described it as like putting a lid on a pot.Data for the entire United States was downloaded by the Hearst Television Data Team from the Southeast Regional Climate Center and was filtered to only include stations with a record-keeping period 30 years or longer. This is the period of record NOAA uses in its own analysis.A daily heat record is when the maximum temperature recorded for a day is the highest it has ever been for that specific calendar date. For example, June 24, 2025, was the hottest June 24 on record for 224 stations. On Monday, 165 stations recorded the highest maximum temperature on record. Daily maximum temperature records that were tied were not included.View the map below to see where daily heat records were broken in the United States. PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=

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Hundreds of weather stations recorded a new daily record for heat last Tuesday during a heat wave in the Midwest and eastern United States.

Related video above: How do sports teams play safely in the heat?

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The heat wave was caused by a ��,�� which is when a “large, persistent area of high-pressure forces the jet stream northward and traps heat close to the ground in areas under the high pressure,�� according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA also described it as like putting a lid on a pot.

Data for the entire United States was downloaded by the Hearst Television Data Team from the and was filtered to only include stations with a record-keeping period 30 years or longer. This is the period of record NOAA uses in its own analysis.

A daily heat record is when the maximum temperature recorded for a day is the highest it has ever been for that specific calendar date. For example, June 24, 2025, was the hottest June 24 on record for 224 stations. On Monday, 165 stations recorded the highest maximum temperature on record.

Daily maximum temperature records that were tied were not included.

View the map below to see where daily heat records were broken in the United States.

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