US Phoenix
Area pools were certainly the place to be this past weekend while air conditioning units were working overtime as the Valley continued to bake in record heat.
Friday's high of 117 shattered the previous record for Aug. 14 by four degrees and tied the all-time mark for the month of August.
It was the hottest day in the Valley since the mercury reached 119 in 2013.
Saturday didn't fare much better as Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport set a new record of 115, breaking the old one of 112 set in 1992.
The record heat has also put a strain on the electrical grid. According to APS, power usage was high with 7,060 megawatts being used which was close to setting a record. However, SRP did set a record Saturday with 6,806 megawatts being used which is an all-time record according to the utility.
In Glendale, 11 people had to be transported from University of Phoenix Stadium where the Arizona Cardinals were hosting the Kansas City Chiefs with heat related illnesses.
The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for much of southwestern and central Arizona for the entire weekend as temperatures are expected to be in excess of 110.
Meanwhile For New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and others in the surrounding areas, Monday's highs will make a heat wave official.
A heat wave is declared in the Northeast when temperatures reach or exceed 90 F on three consecutive days.
San Diego
A heat wave that began Friday with triple-digit temperatures in parts of San Diego County, and prompted the county of San Diego to extend weekend hours at its library branch in Borrego Springs. A National Weather Service excessive heat warning for the deserts took effect at 1 p.m. Friday, with temperatures topping 110 degrees in some areas during the afternoon.
A less severe heat advisory for the mountains and valleys also took effect, with both scheduled to expire at 9 p.m. Monday.
Because the toasty temperatures are expected to increase in the next few days, the county encouraged San Diegans to take advantage of "cool zones," designated public places with air conditioning that are scattered around the region.
The NWS forecast a high temperature of 116 degrees Saturday and Sunday for Borrego Springs. Highs could even reach 120 degrees in some low desert areas, according to forecasters.
Canada
A heat warning has been issued for the City of Toronto and parts of the GTA as scorching weather arrives in the region.
According to the national weather agency, at the height of the heat Saturday, the temperature is expected to feel like 35 C. (95 degrees F)
The temperature will continue to climb on Sunday and Monday. "Sunday and Monday are expected to be hot and humid.
Daytime high temperatures are expected to be in the low thirties with maximum humidex values near forty," Environment Canada's weather advisory read.
Egypt
Five people who died in Egypt of sunstroke brought the number of deaths in a week from a heatwave to 92, the Health Ministry says.
The latest deaths occurred on Friday in Cairo and three provinces in southern Egypt.
Most of the 92 victims were elderly.
The heatwave is Egypt's worst in nearly four decades, according to the state-run Meteorology Office. August is usually a hot month in Egypt, but this year temperatures have been higher than average, reaching 40 degrees in Cairo and 46 in southern Egypt.
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