Heat wave shatters records across the US. No relief expected anytime soon.

[Outlaw]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Temperatures soared toward and above 100 degrees in many Central Plains states on Wednesday, creating dangerous conditions that are expanding eastward and meteorologists expect little relief over the next couple of weeks.

Parts of Colorado and Kansas have reported temperatures at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit for several days. Chicago on Thursday is expected to reach the century mark for the first time since 2005, prompting health warnings, and triple-digit highs are expected to reach into Tennessee.

Dry conditions and high temperatures have exacerbated wildfires in Western states, and have threatened corn crops and stressed livestock in the Central Plains.

"This overall pattern looks like it is going to stick around well into July," said Alex Sosnowski, an expert senior meteorologist with AccuWeather.com.

"It looks pretty much rock solid centered on the Central Plains and Central Rockies over into the Tennessee Valley interior south," Sosnowski said. "It's anchored in there and it's really not going to change much."

Sosnowski said temperatures would spike toward 100 degrees from Chicago to Washington, D.C., and possibly New York every now and then, and areas from Colorado to the interior of the Carolinas would have little hope for temporary relief.

Temperatures will push 90 degrees most days in New York, Washington and Philadelphia the next two weeks, while Denver, Kansas City and the middle of the nation will tend to see high temperatures pushing 100 degrees, he said.

In the past week, more than 1,000 records have been broken around the county, including 251 new high daily temperature records on Tuesday alone.

If forecasts hold, more records may fall in the central and western parts of the country.

Hill City, Kan., a farming community of about 1,500 people in the northwest part of the state, has been the hottest place in the nation for several days.

On Wednesday, Hill City was expected to reach 111 degrees, which would be down from the 115-degree high on Tuesday that tied McCook, Neb., for the nation's highest temperature.

"It was extremely hot yesterday and the wind made it hard to breathe," said Conni Condo, manager of the Hill City Area Chamber of Commerce. "I have not seen too much traffic. People are staying inside or going to the pool."

In Illinois and Tennessee, residents were bracing for temperatures to reach into the triple digits on Thursday. With highs ranging from 100 to 105 degrees expected in Chicago, the weather service set a heat advisory for noon to 8 p.m. Thursday.

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Heat records are being shattered all over the country and it was so blazing in North Carolina that a highway buckled and had to close.

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Too make things worse..

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...85T02U20120630

[Yugl]

Ya this shit is lame. Running off generator electricity, but the central AC doesn't work with that so the place is blazing hot.

[Insanecyclone]

Constant 100's here in bama fucking sucks.

[Karbuncle]

End of the world clearly. Shits hot, Going to be under 100 In saint Louis by the end of the week though... So eh.

Not enjoying it.

[Tonko]

Welcome to every summer ever in Texas.

[Cail]

central air unit isnt working. im hot. first world problems like a mofo

[Karbuncle]

If i wanted to live in an Armpit I'd go to Texas!

Speaking of which, Is Texas getting it any worse or same ol same ol?

[Skai]

Glad to be in the Bay Area. California love!

[Rhyis.]

there's a big
a big hard sun
beating on the big people
in the big hard world

[SephYuyX]

OH MY GOD AL GORE WAS RIGHT

[Rhyis.]

Of course he was. He rode the mighty Moon Worm.

[AidenCarby]

Glad to be in the Bay Area. California love!

Only thing I fucking miss about living in Pacifica. Fuck it though, I missed me some hot humid weather.

[Tonko]

Speaking of which, Is Texas getting it any worse or same ol same ol?

Hot as always, wouldn't want it any other way. Being cold sucks.

[BaneTheBrawler]

It's a sweltering 87 outside right now. So glad I'm in the AC.

Leave me alone, I'm a Minnesotan. I like the cold.

[Myrrh_Quetz]

Hot as always, wouldn't want it any other way. Being cold sucks.

Fuck you, being cold is awesome. Atleast with cold weather you can just put on more layers or thicker layers. With heat, you can only take off so much before it becomes extremely illegal.

And it's even fucking hot here in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada where it's usually winter 90% of the year. Thank god for slurpees and the ability to not get diabetes!

[Acturus]

This is the work of God because the US passed Obamacare!

[Tonko]

Fuck you, being cold is awesome. Atleast with cold weather you can just put on more layers or thicker layers. With heat, you can only take off so much before it becomes extremely illegal.

And it's even fucking hot here in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada where it's usually winter 90% of the year. Thank god for slurpees and the ability to not get diabetes!

Slurpees don't cause diabetes. And more clothing isn't a good thing lol. Shit's uncomfortable.

[Myrrh_Quetz]

And being nearly naked but still overly hot is even more uncomfortable.

[Vuitton]

A nice 65 here in Seattle. It may get up to the 80s in August, but nothing higher. Yay Pacific Northwest.

[Tonko]

Need to work on your tolerance if you think 84 degrees is "fucking hot" lol