Английская Википедия:2022 North American heat waves

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From late spring to late summer heat waves in 2022 smashed many records in North America between May and September of that year. Dozens of temperature records were surpassed in the United States.

May

The first round of intense heat came on May 13, when Caribou, Maine hit Шаблон:Convert, the second earliest on record. The next day, three people who lived inside of a senior building passed away in Chicago, Illinois as a result of the heat, due to the air conditioning malfunctioning. Later that month, in Memphis, Tennessee, when temperatures reached Шаблон:Convert, an infant died after being left unattended inside of a motor vehicle.

On May 21, 2022, heat became prevalent in the Mid-Atlantic, resulting in a near record hot Preakness Stakes horse race, with Baltimore and Philadelphia having temperatures of Шаблон:Convert, Washington DC at Шаблон:Convert, and New York City at Шаблон:Convert. This heat persisted into May 22, when Dulles International Airport hit Шаблон:Convert, breaking the daily high record, and Westfield, Massachusetts hit Шаблон:Convert. Also on May 22, New York City sets a record high low temperature of Шаблон:Convert, although the high of Шаблон:Convert was not a record. Very brief intense heat returned on May 31, as much of the New York Metropolitan Area set record highs that day. Toronto also recorded a record high of Шаблон:Convert that day. Further south, schools released kids early that day due to the heat, with highs forecast in the upper 90s Fahrenheit. However, by June 1, a backdoor cold front reduced temperatures dramatically. On May 31, Boston dropped from Шаблон:Convert to Шаблон:Convert in ten minutes.

June

A historic heat wave affected the Midwestern United States and Southeastern United States in the second week of June 2022. In Phoenix, a daily record was tied, as the mercury soared up to 114 °F (45.6 °C). In North Platte, Nebraska, a record temperature of Шаблон:Convert was recorded. In Death Valley, a man died when trying to refuel gas as temperatures climbed to Шаблон:Convert. In Rocky Mountain National Park, the excess heat resulted in rapid snowmelt, and the flooding forced a trail in the park to close. A trail was also shut down at Joshua Tree National Park, where temperatures were predicted to reach as high as Шаблон:Convert. Temperatures in Memphis soared to Шаблон:Convert, with a heat index of Шаблон:Convert. This forced over 125 million people under excessive heat warnings. In Odessa, Texas, thousands of residents were left without water, even as the temperature got to Шаблон:Convert. In San Antonio, every day in June 2022 was at least as hot as 97 °F (36 °C), except for June 28. On June 13, St. Louis hit 100 °F (37.8 °C), breaking the daily record. In addition, from the 13–16, the morning low never went below 81 °F (27.2 °C), breaking the warmest morning low record for the next 4 days. In Chicago, Midway Airport recorded three days with high temperatures of at least Шаблон:Convert between June 14 and 21. On June 17, the heat dome moved over the Mid-Atlantic briefly, causing a record high of Шаблон:Convert in Washington DC, and tying the record high of Шаблон:Convert in Baltimore. On June 20, Minneapolis set a daily record high of Шаблон:Convert, with a heat index of Шаблон:Convert. June 18 saw Mobile, Alabama have a record high of Шаблон:Convert. This was the first time Minneapolis saw triple digits in four years. Grand Forks, North Dakota saw a daily high record of Шаблон:Convert in June 19, and Houston and Galveston saw record highs of Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert respectively on June 20. Heat in Alaska triggered 31 wildfires.

July

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 Шаблон:Convert. A man died in Dallas County, Texas, and a heat emergency was triggered in Washington DC due to temperatures over Шаблон:Convert, on the weekend of July 23–24. This extreme heat severely intensifies drought conditions. Arkansas and Missouri went from 1% and 2% of their states from seeing severe drought or worse, to a quarter and a third. On July 17, Winnipeg saw their highest ever dew point, at Шаблон:Convert.

Temperatures in Abilene, Texas on July 20 hit Шаблон:Convert, breaking a daily record. Austin, Texas also saw a daily high record of Шаблон:Convert. Daily record high low temperature records were set, like in Needles, California, where the temperature never dipped below Шаблон:Convert on July 20. Record warm low temperatures were also set in Galveston (Шаблон:Convert), Wichita Falls (Шаблон:Convert), Houston (Шаблон:Convert) and Laredo (Шаблон:Convert), on July 20. The heat wave was responsible for 18 other deaths, including 12 in Maricopa County, Arizona and one at Badlands National Park. Witchita Falls hit Шаблон:Convert on July 20, a record for July, while on that day Oklahoma also reached that mark. Oklahoma City set a monthly record high of Шаблон:Convert. Further east, every day from July 20 to 24 in Newark, New Jersey got at or over Шаблон:Convert, the longest streak on record. Boston also set a record high on July 24, at Шаблон:Convert. When the heat wave broke on July 25, multiple flash flood warnings were issued with the cold front. While most parts of New Jersey exceeded Шаблон:Convert for the 8th day, New York City was kept to Шаблон:Convert, thus keeping the heat wave to 6 days there. Also, in New York City, for only the 3rd time, the entire month had highs above Шаблон:Convert. Overall, July 2022 was the 3rd warmest July on record, 8th for daily maximum but had the warmest daily minimums at record, at Шаблон:Convert. Texas saw their warmest July on record, with an average high temperature of Шаблон:Convert.

Later on in the month, another heat wave in Portland, Oregon causes 14 additional deaths. Portland saw 7 consecutive days at or above Шаблон:Convert, while Seattle saw six days at or above Шаблон:Convert, both breaking records for duration, by July 31.

August

Intense heat continued into August. In early August, a heat wave forced 80 million Americans under heat alerts. Albany, New York set a new daily record high of Шаблон:Convert on August 4. On August 7, Portland set a high temperature record of Шаблон:Convert. Boston set a new daily record high on August 8, at Шаблон:Convert. On August 9, Philadelphia got an excessive heat warning due to heat indexes over Шаблон:Convert for two consecutive hours. This led to a ten day long heat wave in Philadelphia, while Boston saw temperatures above Шаблон:Convert for six days in a row. Due to this, the New York Metropolitan Area had a top 5 hottest August, and Islip, New York and Newark, New Jersey had their warmest on record, and so did Philadelphia a little bit to the southwest. Further west, Missoula, Montana saw their hottest August on record, while Portland, Oregon recorded their warmest ever month. August, like July, was the warmest for daily minimums. Oregon, Washington, Idaho, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire had their warmest August on record. In addition, Newark set a record for the most days above Шаблон:Convert in August.

September

On September 1, Death Valley hits Шаблон:Convert, a global record for September. That day, parts of Interstate 15 near Centerville, Utah buckled. On September 4, a monthly record was set in Casper, Wyoming at Шаблон:Convert. Sacramento hit a record high on September 5, of Шаблон:Convert. San Francisco also had a daily record that day of Шаблон:Convert. A monthly record high of Salt Lake City was set as well that day, at Шаблон:Convert. California's power grid nearly broke. There were two deaths – one each in Arizona and Idaho. Later on in the month, Nashville set their latest day at or above Шаблон:Convert on September 21. Nevada and Utah saw their hottest September on record, and the 3rd quarter of 2022 for the United States as a whole was the hottest on record. September 2022 became the hottest on record for the continent of North America at large.

See also

• Weather of 2022
• 2020–22 North American drought