extreme heat
nounUK /ɪkˈstriːm hiːt/
US /ɪkˈstriːm hiːt/
Extreme heat is weather that is much hotter than usual and can make you feel very hot and tired.
The city opened cooling centers because of the extreme heat.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A very high temperature in a place or object.
The extreme heat of the oven melted the cheese quickly.
3. A period of unusually hot weather that lasts for days.
Schools closed early during the extreme heat last summer.
4. A strong feeling of anger or pressure in a situation.
In the extreme heat of the argument, he said things he later regretted.