South sweating out the ‘ridiculous’ heat: See who is next in triple digits

Almost 100 million Americans were under National Weather Service extreme heat warnings, watches or advisories July 23 as a heat dome descended on a swath of the nation and slowly spread toward the East.

The high temperature in St. Louis on July 23 was forecast at 98 degrees − and a heat index could reach a stunning 116, the weather service said. The forecast high in Little Rock for July 23-24 was 101 degrees and heat index values could near 110. The heat index measures how hot it actually feels when factoring for humidity.

It’s summer and it’s supposed to be hot. But temperatures will run 5-15 degrees above the historical average, AccuWeather says…

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