Ah, we’ve had hotter summers before. I remember a couple of summers ago the Central Valley had temperatures of over 100 °F. for nearly three weeks.
That’s California.
Always been like that.
Southern Cal has been hot thus summer after fairly mild summers the past few years.
Northern Cal in the Bay Area had been mild for summer.
Not only have we not broken 100* in DE, this year, we are almost over saturated due to rainfall.
I recall 105+ for two weeks straight in the early 1990’s and being under water restrictions for the entire summer.
Actually the farmers are loving it!
The Corn and Soybeans in the area look spectacular.
Remember when we were terrorized as kids that we are all going to FREEZE due to the new Ice Age?
I am in South Carolina and we have had stretches decades ago of over 100 degree days for long periods. What we are having this summer is mostly below normal highs with some exceptions. I can’t remember the last time it got hot enough to make an asphalt parking lot begin to turn sticky but I have certainly seen it happen long ago.