Were more than 3,000 Heat Records Actually Set in June?

July 6, 2012 - 12:11pm
Here at the NewsHour, the record heat has hit close to home. Our managing editor Tom Kennedy, for example, spent six of the last nine days of 95-degree-plus heat without power.
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Here at the NewsHour, the record heat has hit close to home. Our managing editor Tom Kennedy, for example, spent six of the last nine days of 95-degree-plus heat without power. The thermostat peaked at 90 degrees inside his Northwest D.C. home, forcing his family and the 12-year-old golden retriever to sleep in the basement so they wouldn't overheat. And this is a common story.

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