July 2022 North American heat wave

the July 2022 North American heat wave An intense, fatal heat wave swept through the United States in July. More than 100 million people were put on heat alerts, and over 85% of the country had temperatures at or above .
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Texas
A man died in Dallas County, Texas. Temperatures in Abilene, Texas on July 20 hit , breaking a daily record. Austin, Texas also saw a daily high record of . Record warm low temperatures were also set in Galveston (), Houston () and Laredo (), on July 20. on July 20, Witchita Falls hit () a state recorded for the year.
Washington DC
a heat emergency was triggered due to temperatures over , on the weekend of July 23-24. This extreme heat severely intensified drought conditions.
California
in Needles, California, the temperature never dipped below on July 20.
Oklahoma
on July 20, a record for July, while on that day Oklahoma also reached that mark. Joe Biden is using the heat wave to show how serious of an issue climate change is.
Arizona
The heat wave was responsible for 18 deaths, including 12 in Maricopa County, Arizona and one at Badlands National Park.

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