Escape boredom thoughtfully.Record Highs Mapped
See when cities across the United States last experienced record heat.
The Bigger Picture
A record temperature sounds like a local event. A particularly hot day in a particular place. In isolation, that interpretation feels reasonable. Step back, however, and the picture begins to change. What seemed isolated starts to feel connected. The map does not tell the whole story, but it does make it harder to pretend there isn't one.