The near-record heat baking Fresno and other Valley cities today through Thursday is actually a double-whammy. Not only will afternoon highs be 15 to 20 degrees about what is customary for late May, but the sudden sizzle doesn't allow time for people to get accustomed to the triple-digit heat. So,...
AP Finds Hot Records Falling Twice as Often as Cold Ones
Over the past 20 years, Americans have been twice as likely to sweat through record-breaking heat rather than shiver through record-setting cold, a new Associated Press data analysis shows. The AP looked at 424 weather stations throughout the Lower 48 states that had consistent temperature records since 1920 and counted...