One of the most exceptional heatwaves in U.S. history finally came to an end on Monday, with temperatures dropping below 110 degrees Fahrenheit in Phoenix for the first time in a month. The cumulative damage has pushed the city to the top of the record. But for millions of people in Phoenix and the central United States, the heat isn’t over yet. The highest temperature in Phoenix on Tuesday was 108 degrees, or two degrees above average. It was the 31st consecutive day that the temperature was above 110 degrees Celsius, breaking the previous record for 18 days. High temperatures aren’t the only record-breakers. The city also set a new record for the warmest minimum temperature of 97 degrees Celsius during the streak. According to the Arizona Office of Climatologists, July temperatures soared to extremes and lingered overnight, averaging a record-breaking 102.7 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest month on record for any city in the United States, let alone Phoenix. became. “It’s been a year of extreme events and streaks, so this is a testament to how strange this year has been,” said Ryan Worley, a meteorologist at the Phoenix National Weather Service office. July 2023 will go down in the history books in many places around the world, America’s South. More than 24 cities from California to Florida have the potential to set records for the hottest July. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Kingman, Arizona, Miami, and Las Vegas already take the top spot for the hottest July on record. These are just numbers that reveal a very real danger to humans and animals. Heat is deadly In Phoenix’s home Maricopa County, at least 25 people have died from the heat as of 2023, with another 249 deaths still under investigation. The Maricopa County Public Health Department said it could be related to fever. July is usually the month with the most heat-related deaths of the year, but this year is “worse than usual,” Maricopa County spokesman Jason Berry previously told CNN affiliate KTVK/KPHO. Concerned about the surge in heat-related deaths, the Maricopa County coroner last week brought in 10 refrigerated containers to deal with a potential overflow of bodies. Dario Mendoza, a 25-year-old farm worker, was one of the Arizonans who died in July from a suspected heat-related illness. He collapsed in a field in Yuma, Arizona, on July 20 when temperatures soared to 116 degrees Celsius, Yuma County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Tania Pavlak told CNN. Mendoza is among a group of outdoor workers who have had little choice but to endure the heat and extreme risks to human health. The heat has killed several people in national parks this year, and even a police dog died of heat stroke. Officials said there was an air conditioning failure in Indiana. Even cacti are succumbing to the Arizona heat. The heat is far from over Even at the end of July, the unrelenting heat wasn’t over for him. August begins after July ended in bitter heat in much of the central United States. More than 50 million people from the Southern Plains to the lower Mississippi are on heat alert, with “feeling temperatures” expected to reach 110 degrees or more. What’s the “feels like” or heat index? Northern Texas, including the Dallas Metroplex, could hit as high as 111 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday. In New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the heat index could soar to 115 degrees. Even Phoenix will be back in extreme heat by Wednesday as the high-pressure dome responsible for creating this massive heatwave moves west again. Temperatures are expected to hit 110 degrees again in Phoenix by Wednesday. Highs could reach 116 degrees Celsius on Sunday, and the city will have another heat warning in place from Friday through the weekend.