Red-hot planet: All-time heat records have been set all over the world during the past week
From the normally mild summer climes of Ireland, Scotland and Canada to the scorching Middle East to Southern California, numerous locations in the Northern Hemisphere have witnessed their hottest weather ever recorded over the past week.
Simulation of maximum temperatures on July 3 from American (GFS) weather model at two meters above the ground.
University of Maine Climate Reanalyzer