heat event
Americannoun
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a period of abnormally hot and usually humid weather; heat wave.
This miserable heat event is finally ending—cool, wet weather is moving in, and we’ll be singin’ in the rain!
Etymology
Origin of heat event
First recorded in 1985–90
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What was previously a once-every-10-year heat event was now "looking like once every three", she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Sokas, who studies the impact of extreme heat on the workforce, says a wide range of workers need to be prepared for the heat event.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
An extreme heat watch is issued when “conditions are favorable for an extreme heat event but its occurrence and timing is still uncertain.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2026
This late-June Northeastern and Midwestern heat looks like it will break by this Friday, but the streak certainly won’t be the last heat event of the summer.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2025
Two years ago, an unprecedented heat event slammed the Pacific Northwest, setting 128 all-time high temperature records and killing 441 people between June 27 and July 3.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
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