2018 North American heat wave

2018 North American heat wave
TypeHeat wave
AreasNorth America
Start dateJune 28, 2018
End dateOctober 4, 2018
Peak temp. 124.3 °F (51.3 °C)
Losses
DeathsOver 70

The 2018 North American heat wave affected regions of Canada, where at least 70 deaths in Quebec were heat-related,[1] the United States, where 18 states between Michigan and New Mexico issued heat advisories to a population of over 60 million people,[2] and of Mexico, particularly the northwest and central regions.[3]

  1. ^ "Quebec says up to 70 people may have died in connection with heat wave". CBC News. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Heat dome brings dangerously high temps, humidity to most of US". Hawaii News Now. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  3. ^ Toribio, Laura (5 June 2018). "La ola de calor en México se prolongará hasta agosto: meteorólogo del IPN" [IPN meteorologist: The heat wave in Mexico will continue until August]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2018.