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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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
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
Older people can have mobility issues, which can make it hard to get help when it is needed during an extreme heat event.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2023
They also didn’t see evidence that the heat event was a harbinger “that extremes are gonna be changing faster than we would expect,” she said.
From Scientific American • Oct. 3, 2022
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