Second Heat Wave Expected to Bring Temps Above 100 for 20% of People in US

This week, around 20% of people in the U.S. will experience temperatures greater than 100 degrees, with Chicago being one of them.

This past weekend saw several new daily record high temperatures, including in New Orleans, which clocked a high of 97 degrees, and in Mobile, Alabama, which surpassed its 1913 record of 100 degrees when it inched up to 101 degrees on Saturday.

But this number is expected to increase throughout the week as the heat continues to build across the northern Plains, Midwest and Gulf Coast on Monday, potentially bringing triple-digit temperature records as it progresses into the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday. The continuing heat follows a week in which extreme weather struck millions of people across the U.S. In addition to the massive heat dome,

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