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- Dictionaryheatwave/ˈhiːtweɪv/
noun
- 1. a prolonged period of abnormally hot weather: "when a heatwave occurs many people become increasingly bad-tempered"
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- Heat wave
Prolonged period of excessively hot weather
A heat wave or heatwave, sometimes described as extreme heat, is a period of abnormally hot weather. Definitions vary but are similar. A heat wave is usually measured relative to the usual climate in the area and to normal temperatures for the season. Temperatures that humans from a hotter climate consider normal, can be regarded as a heat wave in a cooler area. This would be the case if the warm ... Wikipedia
