The DMV area experienced a severe heat wave over the weekend, leading to multiple heat warnings, event cancellations, and efforts by residents to stay cool. The extreme temperatures caused a significant strain on home air conditioning systems, with service technicians working extended hours to restore cooling. The heat wave also resulted in a surge of heat-related emergency room visits, with CDC data showing that Saturday in hhsregion3 recorded the highest daily rate of such visits since the 2019 heat wave.
A heat wave hit the DMV area over the weekend, and one of the country's leaders paid the price. https://t.co/f2MoSKyPSg
This past weekend cracked some daily heat records around D.C. region @CDCEnvironment's data now show that translated to a surge of heat-related ER visits Saturday in @hhsregion3 recorded worst daily rate of heat-related ER visits since 2019 heat wave https://t.co/UAw8Tfgi9K https://t.co/0RsoRD6VsK https://t.co/rumL3BOGMF
A heat wave hit the DMV area over the weekend, and one of the country's leaders paid the price: https://t.co/uXwKgaeqhs
D.C.’s blistering heat wave last week took a high toll on home air conditioning systems. Service technicians worked through the weekend and are putting in extra hours this week to restore service to homes that have lost cooling. https://t.co/AmMKwm7iC4
The heat dominated the weekend across the DMV with warnings from officials, cancellations and people doing all they could to stay cool. https://t.co/icL6oCoZaV