Well, it is over 100 degs outside and the Western US is enduring a heat wave. It is expected that 300 local heat records will be broken today west of the Mississippi. Lake Mead, which supplies Las Vegas with water is at 34% of capacity and Nevada and Arizona are now on strict water rationing. It is illegal to water your lawn if you have one.
I wish I could say this was an anomaly but unfortunately is an indication of what could very well be the normal for our not too distant future.
SZ