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heat wave

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-001262

A period of abnormally and uncomfortably hot and unusually humid weather. Typically a heat wave lasts two or more days.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-001262
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Synonymshot wave; warm wave
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsohot wind
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001262",
  "term": "heat wave",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A period of abnormally and uncomfortably hot and unusually humid weather. Typically a heat wave lasts two or more days.",
  "synonyms": [
    "hot wave",
    "warm wave"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "hot wind"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/heat-wave/"
}

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