heat event

[heet i-vent]

noun

Meteorology, Climatology.

1. 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!

2. extreme heat event.

Word History and Origins

Origin of heat event¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

The “several day heat event is coming ... with a high risk for heat illness and fire danger,” the weather service’s daily forecast said.

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"The warmer, thirstier atmosphere is more effective at drying soils, meaning heatwaves are intensifying, with moderate heat events now becoming extreme."

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“Also, the very old and little children are always going to be vulnerable to those heat events,” Gomberg said.

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Some of the money will be spent to protect against wildfires, reduce air pollution and deal with extreme heat events.

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“Extreme heat events are dangerous,” said Christina Curry, chief deputy director of the California Office of Emergency Services, during the panel.

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