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Defined for the Census as a period lasting at least five consecutive days where the high temperature of the day exceeded 40-degrees Celsius or 104-degrees Fahrenheit.
Synonyms:
heatwave
Defined for the Census as a period lasting at least five consecutive days where the high temperature of the day exceeded 40-degrees Celsius or 104-degrees Fahrenheit.