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
Example Sentences
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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
People who work outdoors or otherwise lack air conditioning are particularly at risk of heat-related illness and death during an extreme heat event.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2024
The multiday heat event will increase fire risk, too, and a red flag warning was issued in the Cascades due to low humidity and unstable conditions, meaning any fires that develop could spread quickly.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2023
That will “make this heat event feel more like a marathon than a few sprints of hot temperatures,” the Weather Service’s Bay Area office said in a forecast.
From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2023
The study indicates that the adaptation efforts of the last 20 years have “largely been insufficient” to prevent a wave of deaths during an extreme heat event, the researchers warned.
From Scientific American • Jul. 11, 2023
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