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    Heat wave breaks records

    The first seven months of 2012 were the hottest on record in the northeastern United States. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2012 had an average temperature of 55.3°F, which eclipsed 1998, the previous record holder, by 1°F.

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    7. A UPS driver keeps a towel on his head while driving along Broadway during warm weather on July 6, 2012 in New york City. Forecasts for tomorrow are predicting temperatures near 100 degrees Fahrenheit
    8. A man sells bottled water along Broadway during warm weather on July 6, 2012 in New york City. Forecasts for tomorrow are predicting temperatures near 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) and may feel
    9. A woman walks down the street under a sun umbrella during warm weather on July 6, 2012 in New york City. Forecasts for tomorrow are predicting temperatures near 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) and
    10. Kale Currin cools off in the Crown Fountain at Millennium Park in Chicago Jeff Haynes / Reuters
    11. A man relaxes on a bench in the along the High Line park during warm weather on July 6, 2012 in New york City. Forecasts for tomorrow are predicting temperatures near 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsiu
    12. Jake Wenz, 12, jumps off the high board at Centennial Beach in Naperville, Ill. on Friday July 6, 2012. There
    13. The skyline rises through haze as one boy pumps water for another to drink from an old-fashioned water pump along Lake Harriet Friday, July 6, 2012 in Minneapolis where temperatures reached into the u
    14. Men who identified themselves as Papa B, left, and Cadillac Bob, find refuge from the heat in a shaded lot between their homes Thursday, July 5, 2012 on Chicago
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    19. Jason Gerald, left, and Adam Hoffman jump into the Lake Michigan at Montrose Beach Thursday, June 28, 2012 in Chicago. The National Weather Service said the temperature Thursday hit 98 degrees. The la
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    23. Swimmers try and keep cool in near 100 degree temperatures on a lazy river at Red Oaks Waterpark in Madison Heights, Mich., Thursday, June 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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    25. As temperatures top 100-degrees in the nation
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