Hundreds of temperature records broken as heat wave scorches US

Hundreds of temperature records fell over the past week as an intense heat wave continues to blast the US, Report informs via Axios.

The deadly heat wave set or tied 359 daily high-temperature records over the last week, along with 709 records for the warmest overnight low temperature, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Center for Environmental Information.

Officials reported at least two heat-related deaths in the Northeast on Sunday and warned there were likely to be more, per AP.

Ninety million Americans were under heat warnings and advisories on Sunday.

In the past 30 days, 1,403 daily high-temperature records and 2,856 records for warmest overnight low temperature have been set or tied, according to NOAA.

The National Weather Service notes that new records were set or tied in several cities on Sunday — including Boston, Massachusetts, which reached 100°F (37.7 °C), and Providence, Rhode Island, which hit 96°F (35.5 °C).