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As Eastern Seaboard roasts, New York could set record for power usage

By Michael Martinez and Hannah Button, CNN

Updated 2232 GMT (0632 HKT) July 16, 2013

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Young children cool off in a fountain in New York's Washington Square Park on Monday.
Young children cool off in a fountain in New York's Washington Square Park on Monday.

Story highlights

  • New York could set a record for power usage this week
  • "We've basically got all hands on deck," Con Ed executive says
  • 7,600 customers in New York lost electricity, but it has been restored
  • "Monsoonal moisture" will dampen West Texas and parts of Arizona and New Mexico
As a heat wave kept roasting the eastern United States on Tuesday, New Yorkers are blasting their air conditioners so much that they could set a record for electricity usage by Wednesday, utility officials said.
Meanwhile, Con Edison crews faced scattered outages and restored power to more than 7,600 customers in New York City and Westchester County since the area began to bake Sunday, the utility said Tuesday.
"We could certainly break a record, all-time demand record this week," John Miksad, Con Ed's senior vice president for operations, said in a video statement. "All week, we're gonna be right up there in the 95% all-time record level. We've only had probably four other days that will be as high as what we're going to see this week.
"What we're doing right now is, we've basically got all hands on deck, we've buttoned up the system, and now we're just ready to respond to whatever comes our way," he added.
Con Ed's record for consumption is 13,189 megawatts, set at 4 p.m. July 22, 2011, the utility said.
As sauna conditions seared the Eastern Seaboard, the heat index was expected to reach 100 degrees or more, forecasters said.
At noon, New York's heat index was 96 degrees, said CNN meteorologist Chad Myers. Heat indices represent how hot the air feels, based on the actual temperature and humidity.
"I was in New York City last week: It's so much more than the heat; it's the humidity sticking around. You walk around the city, and it feels like 102, and it's brutal," Myers said.
The New York Fire Department recorded 37 heat-related incidents on Monday and 25 more as of late Tuesday afternoon, spokeswoman Elisheva Zakheim said.
The heat indices for the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest are expected to soar well past 100 degrees Tuesday, the National Weather Service said. A heat advisory was in effect for parts of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, as well as much of Michigan.
It's enough to make pedestrians run to the shady side of the street.
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Photos: Weather around the world – A person dangles from a power line before diving into the Ganges River in Allahabad, India, on Tuesday, August 6, after heavy monsoon rains.
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Photos: Weather around the world – A man takes a nap at a recreation area in Salt Springs, Florida, on August 6.
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Photos: Weather around the world – A boy jumps into the Zegrze Lake near Warsaw, Poland, on August 6 to cool off during a heatwave.
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Photos: Weather around the world – A boy takes in the scenery at Malvarrosa Beach in Valencia, Spain, on the Mediterranean on Monday, August 5.
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Photos: Weather around the world – Lightning illuminates the sky near Görlitz, Germany, on Sunday, August 4.
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Photos: Weather around the world – A woman wears her clothes backward against the scorching sun in Jinan, China, on August 4.
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Photos: Weather around the world – A man prepares to secure his boat on the Ravi River in Lahore, Pakistan, on August 4. More than 50 people have died in flooding across Pakistan, officials say.
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Photos: Weather around the world – Women in maid costumes throw water to the ground in the Akihabara shopping district in Tokyo on Saturday, August 3. They were taking part in an annual summer event to cool off the street.
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Photos: Weather around the world – People watch a paraglider as they hike on the Niesen mountain in Switzerland, Friday, August 2. Temperatures reached 86 degrees Fahrenheit in central Switzerland.
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People take shelter from the heat in the entrance of a subway station in Shanghai, on Wednesday, July 31. More than 10 people have died in China's commercial hub, a local health official said as the city swelters in its highest temperatures for at least 140 years.
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Photos: Weather around the world – People take shelter from the heat in the entrance of a subway station in Shanghai, on Wednesday, July 31. More than 10 people have died in China's commercial hub, a local health official said as the city swelters in its highest temperatures for at least 140 years.
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Weather around the world – Men relax at a lake near Erfurt, Germany, on Sunday, July 28.
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Weather around the world – People fly kites during the Bali Kite Festival in Denpasar, Indonesia, on Saturday, July 27.
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Weather around the world – Umbrellas are out in force at an intersection in Hong Kong on Thursday, July 25.
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A young elephant cools down with snow delivered to the Whipsnade Zoo near Dunstable in Bedfordshire, England, on July 25.
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Weather around the world – A young elephant cools down with snow delivered to the Whipsnade Zoo near Dunstable in Bedfordshire, England, on July 25.
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Weather around the world – During a rainstorm Wednesday, July 24, wild ponies are herded into the Assateague Channel for their annual swim from Assateague Island to Chincoteague, Virginia, to be auctioned off.
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Weather around the world – Boys dive into the cool water of the swimming pool "Schwanseebad" in Weimar, Germany, Tuesday, July 23. Meteorologists forecast the hot and sunny weather to continue in the country.
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People cross a flooded road near the Triveni Sangam in Allahabad, India, on July 22. According to Hindu tradition, a bath at the confluence of three rivers -- the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati -- atones for sin.
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Weather around the world – People cross a flooded road near the Triveni Sangam in Allahabad, India, on July 22. According to Hindu tradition, a bath at the confluence of three rivers -- the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati -- atones for sin.
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Weather around the world – Sunflowers blossom on a field near Langerwisch, eastern Germany, on July 22.
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Weather around the world – Hudson the polar bear plays with a block of ice to cool down at the Brookfield Zoo during a massive heat wave on Thursday, July 18, in Brookfield, Illinois.
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Weather around the world – A girl plays in the fountain called "Appearing Rooms," by Danish artist Jeppe Hein, in central London on July 18. The United Kingdom is experiencing a second week of heatwave conditions.
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Weather around the world – Swimmers enjoy the sunshine at an outdoor pool in central London on Wednesday, July 17.
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Weather around the world – Mason Kraft, 5, keeps cool at the Highland Park Splash Pad in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, on Monday, July 15.
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Weather around the world – Sailboats dot Lake Ammersee, near Herrsching, in southern Germany on Saturday, July 13.
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Weather around the world – Rescuers evacuate residents with an excavator on Wednesday, July 10, after a landslide hit Wenchuan, China. Flooding that triggered the landslide reportedly has affected 1.5 million people.
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Weather around the world – A waterspout comes ashore in Oldsmar, Florida, on Monday, July 8. Authorities say the waterspout caused damage to the shingles of a home and knocked down tree branches and a mailbox, but no injuries were reported.
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Weather around the world – A man jumps into East Lake in Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei Province, on Wednesday, July 3.
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Weather around the world – A boy cools off under a water tanker in New Delhi on Tuesday, June 4.
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A cat seeks dry ground after flooding from the Vltava River in Kly, Czech Republic, on June 4.
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Weather around the world – A cat seeks dry ground after flooding from the Vltava River in Kly, Czech Republic, on June 4.
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Weather around the world – Torrential rains leave Wehlen, Germany, flooded on June 4.
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Weather around the world – People cool off in a fountain at Washington Square Park in New York at dusk on Friday, May 31, as temperatures reached the 90s.
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Indian youth jump from a wall into the Nizamuddin Baoli on a hot day in New Delhi, India, on May 28.
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Weather around the world – Indian youth jump from a wall into the Nizamuddin Baoli on a hot day in New Delhi, India, on May 28.
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Weather around the world – Rubble lines a wet street in a tornado-devastated neighborhood in Moore, Oklahoma, on Thursday, May 23. Severe thunderstorms barreled through this Oklahoma City suburb at dawn Thursday, complicating cleanup efforts three days after a powerful tornado ripped through the area.
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A boy cools off in a watering hole in Allahabad, India, on Saturday, May 18, where temperatures have reportedly reached 117.1 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Weather around the world – A boy cools off in a watering hole in Allahabad, India, on Saturday, May 18, where temperatures have reportedly reached 117.1 degrees Fahrenheit.
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A dandelion seed reflects in a rain-covered path in Sieversdorf, Germany, on May 18.
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Weather around the world – A dandelion seed reflects in a rain-covered path in Sieversdorf, Germany, on May 18.
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Rescuers carry residents across a badly damaged road after heavy storms hit Hejiaqiao township in central China's Hunan province.
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Weather around the world – Rescuers carry residents across a badly damaged road after heavy storms hit Hejiaqiao township in central China's Hunan province.
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A woman passes along the seafront as the rain falls in Weston-Super-Mare, England, on Tuesday, May 14.
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Weather around the world – A sandstorm sweeps through Cairo, Egypt, on Monday, May 13.
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Weather around the world – People take shelter under umbrellas during a boat ride in heavy rain on the Spreewald Canals near Luebbenau, Germany, on Sunday, May 12.
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Weather around the world – Rain doesn't deter an outing in Jersey City, New Jersey, and even a view of Lower Manhattan despite the fog on Thursday, May 9.
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A woman exits a cab during a rainstorm on Wednesday, May 8, in New York.
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People soak up the spring sunshine on the River Cam on Monday, May 6, in Cambridge, England.
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Weather around the world – People soak up the spring sunshine on the River Cam on Monday, May 6, in Cambridge, England.
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Two men drive cattle across the crocodile infested Tana River in Keny'as Tana delton on May 3. Flooding from heavy seasonal rains has killed more than 60 people and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes.
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Weather around the world – Two men drive cattle across the crocodile infested Tana River in Keny'as Tana delton on May 3. Flooding from heavy seasonal rains has killed more than 60 people and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes.
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People in the Morazan neighborhood of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, sort through the remains of their possessions after heavy rains left two people missing and destroyed streets and homes.
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Weather around the world – People in the Morazan neighborhood of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, sort through the remains of their possessions after heavy rains left two people missing and destroyed streets and homes.
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A lone fan watches snow fall during a delay in play between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, May 2. The game was postponed because of the weather.
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Weather around the world – A lone fan watches snow fall during a delay in play between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, May 2. The game was postponed because of the weather.
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Snow covers an outdoor bar in downtown Golden, Colorado, after a spring storm dumped more than a foot of snow on Wednesday, May 1. In nearby Denver, the average date for the last snow of the season is April 26, but the record for the latest snowfall was set June 12, 1947, according to the National Weather Service.
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Weather around the world – Snow covers an outdoor bar in downtown Golden, Colorado, after a spring storm dumped more than a foot of snow on Wednesday, May 1. In nearby Denver, the average date for the last snow of the season is April 26, but the record for the latest snowfall was set June 12, 1947, according to the National Weather Service.
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A bee harvests nectar on a sunflower as temperatures soar into the 90s on Saturday, April 27, in Quezon City, Philippines.
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Weather around the world – A bee harvests nectar on a sunflower as temperatures soar into the 90s on Saturday, April 27, in Quezon City, Philippines.
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A man pours water over children swimming in an inflatable swimming pool to beat the heat in Manila, Philippines, on Friday, April 26.
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Weather around the world – A man pours water over children swimming in an inflatable swimming pool to beat the heat in Manila, Philippines, on Friday, April 26.
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Fields and meadows are flooded by the waters from the Oder River near Lebus, Germany, close to the border with Poland, on April 26. The meadows along the Oder are regularly flooded during spring.
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Weather around the world – Fields and meadows are flooded by the waters from the Oder River near Lebus, Germany, close to the border with Poland, on April 26. The meadows along the Oder are regularly flooded during spring.
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A Pakistani motorcyclist crosses a flooded street after heavy rain in Peshawar on April 26. Pakistan has suffered devastating monsoon floods for the last three years, including the worst in its history in 2010, when catastrophic inundations killed almost 1,800 people and affected 21 million.
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Weather around the world – A Pakistani motorcyclist crosses a flooded street after heavy rain in Peshawar on April 26. Pakistan has suffered devastating monsoon floods for the last three years, including the worst in its history in 2010, when catastrophic inundations killed almost 1,800 people and affected 21 million.
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Horses and jockeys return to stables in damp weather at the Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong on Friday, April 26. Preparations are under way for the upcoming Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup.
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Weather around the world – Horses and jockeys return to stables in damp weather at the Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong on Friday, April 26. Preparations are under way for the upcoming Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup.
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Arnold Gropper, left, and Werner Simm fish at Lake Forggensee on Thursday, April 25, near Füssen, Germany.
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Weather around the world – Arnold Gropper, left, and Werner Simm fish at Lake Forggensee on Thursday, April 25, near Füssen, Germany.
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Chef Paul Prudhomme heads to the Zurich Classic Pro-Am clubhouse at TPC Louisiana as officials order the evacuation of all temporary structures after a tornado warning in New Orleans on Wednesday, April 24.
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Weather around the world – Chef Paul Prudhomme heads to the Zurich Classic Pro-Am clubhouse at TPC Louisiana as officials order the evacuation of all temporary structures after a tornado warning in New Orleans on Wednesday, April 24.
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The grounds crew covers the field at Fenway Park in the eighth inning because of rain during a game between the Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, April 23, in Boston.
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Weather around the world – The grounds crew covers the field at Fenway Park in the eighth inning because of rain during a game between the Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, April 23, in Boston.
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People take in the spring sunshine at Parade Gardens in Bath, England, on April 23.
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Weather around the world – People take in the spring sunshine at Parade Gardens in Bath, England, on April 23.
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A camel herder guides his animals during a sandstorm on the edge of Khartoum, Sudan, on Saturday, April 20.
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Weather around the world – A camel herder guides his animals during a sandstorm on the edge of Khartoum, Sudan, on Saturday, April 20.
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Hector Duran uses his bike to get through floodwater on Friday, April 19, in Des Plaines, Illinois. The suburban Chicago town is battling rising floodwater from the Des Plaines River.
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Weather around the world – Hector Duran uses his bike to get through floodwater on Friday, April 19, in Des Plaines, Illinois. The suburban Chicago town is battling rising floodwater from the Des Plaines River.
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Children still feel the bite of winter weather in Taiyuan, the capital of north China's Shanxi Province, on April 19.
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Weather around the world – Children still feel the bite of winter weather in Taiyuan, the capital of north China's Shanxi Province, on April 19.
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Sunshine bathes the banks of Inner Alster Lake in Hamburg, Germany, on Thursday, April 18.
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Weather around the world – Sunshine bathes the banks of Inner Alster Lake in Hamburg, Germany, on Thursday, April 18.
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Dark clouds hang over the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on April 18.
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Weather around the world – Dark clouds hang over the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on April 18.
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Debris litters a river after a tornado and hailstorm hit Zhenyuan County in China's southwest Guizhou Province on April 18.
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Weather around the world – Debris litters a river after a tornado and hailstorm hit Zhenyuan County in China's southwest Guizhou Province on April 18.
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People make their way along Champa Street in downtown Denver during a spring storm on Wednesday, April 17.
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Weather around the world – People make their way along Champa Street in downtown Denver during a spring storm on Wednesday, April 17.
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A man rides a bike during a heavy sandstorm in Yecheng county, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Tuesday, April 16.
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Weather around the world – A man rides a bike during a heavy sandstorm in Yecheng county, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Tuesday, April 16.
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A woman feeds a pig in her yard during a flood in the Belarus village of Snyadin near the Pripyat river on April 16.
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Weather around the world – A woman feeds a pig in her yard during a flood in the Belarus village of Snyadin near the Pripyat river on April 16.
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A sandstorm strikes Baghdad on April 16, during a rally where the head Shiite Muslim leader Ammar al-Hakim was speaking.
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Weather around the world – A sandstorm strikes Baghdad on April 16, during a rally where the head Shiite Muslim leader Ammar al-Hakim was speaking.
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A youth jumps into a water well to cool off in Hyderabad, India, on Wednesday, April 10.
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Weather around the world – A youth jumps into a water well to cool off in Hyderabad, India, on Wednesday, April 10.
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Warm spring weather finds New Yorkers relaxing along the East River in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, April 9.
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Weather around the world – Warm spring weather finds New Yorkers relaxing along the East River in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, April 9.
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Cherry blossoms bloom in Washington on Monday, April 8. A colder-than-normal March and chilly April delayed the beginning of the cherry blossom season. Peak bloom was originally predicted between March 26 and March 30.
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Weather around the world – Cherry blossoms bloom in Washington on Monday, April 8. A colder-than-normal March and chilly April delayed the beginning of the cherry blossom season. Peak bloom was originally predicted between March 26 and March 30.
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People enjoy sunny spring weather, a break from an unusually cold spring, near the Louvre Pyramid at the Cour Carree of the Louvre Museum on Sunday, April 7, in Paris.
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Weather around the world – People enjoy sunny spring weather, a break from an unusually cold spring, near the Louvre Pyramid at the Cour Carree of the Louvre Museum on Sunday, April 7, in Paris.
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A passenger ship makes its way through a channel to the Swedish island of Husaro on Friday, April 5.
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Weather around the world – A passenger ship makes its way through a channel to the Swedish island of Husaro on Friday, April 5.
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Tourists travel on a ferry near blooming cherry blossoms on the Okazaki Canal in Kyoto, Japan, on April 5.
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Weather around the world – Tourists travel on a ferry near blooming cherry blossoms on the Okazaki Canal in Kyoto, Japan, on April 5.
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Villager Fu Xianxing, 70, walks on a dried-up field Tuesday, April 2, in Suining, China. A severe drought has caused a shortage of drinking water in the area in southwest China's Sichuan province.
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Weather around the world – Villager Fu Xianxing, 70, walks on a dried-up field Tuesday, April 2, in Suining, China. A severe drought has caused a shortage of drinking water in the area in southwest China's Sichuan province.
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Children play on the beach in Gaza City during a dust storm on Monday, April 1.
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Weather around the world – Children play on the beach in Gaza City during a dust storm on Monday, April 1.
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Snowboarders and skiers wait to take a ski lift at Feldberg Mountain in Schwarzwald, Germany, on Friday, March 29.
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Weather around the world – Snowboarders and skiers wait to take a ski lift at Feldberg Mountain in Schwarzwald, Germany, on Friday, March 29.
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A supermarket semi-truck passes icicles and ice-covered shrubs near Hazeley Bottom, England, south of Reading, on Wednesday, March 27.
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Weather around the world – A supermarket semi-truck passes icicles and ice-covered shrubs near Hazeley Bottom, England, south of Reading, on Wednesday, March 27.
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A road sign peeks above a flooded street in Badolatosa, Spain, on Monday, March 25.
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Weather around the world – A road sign peeks above a flooded street in Badolatosa, Spain, on Monday, March 25.
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Snow covers the shrubbery around the White House on Monday, March 25.
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Weather around the world – Snow covers the shrubbery around the White House on Monday, March 25.
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Snow collects on a man sleeping on a bench early Monday, March 25, in Washington, D.C.
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Weather around the world – Snow collects on a man sleeping on a bench early Monday, March 25, in Washington, D.C.
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U.S. soccer player Clint Dempsey, No. 8, is surrounded by snow during a FIFA 2014 World Cup Qualifier match between Costa Rica and the United States in Commerce City, Colorado, on Friday, March 22.
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Weather around the world – U.S. soccer player Clint Dempsey, No. 8, is surrounded by snow during a FIFA 2014 World Cup Qualifier match between Costa Rica and the United States in Commerce City, Colorado, on Friday, March 22.
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Cherry blossom trees are bloom in Tokyo on Friday, March 22, in a sure sign spring has arrived in Japan.
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Weather around the world – Cherry blossom trees are bloom in Tokyo on Friday, March 22, in a sure sign spring has arrived in Japan.
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Cold weather keeps Britons bundled up as they cross the London Bridge on March 22.
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Weather around the world – Cold weather keeps Britons bundled up as they cross the London Bridge on March 22.
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A bicyclist pulls a child on a sled through the snow on Thursday, March 21, in Berlin.
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Weather around the world – A bicyclist pulls a child on a sled through the snow on Thursday, March 21, in Berlin.
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A tornado leaves scaffolding in tatters on Wednesday, March 20, in Daoxian, China.
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Weather around the world – A tornado leaves scaffolding in tatters on Wednesday, March 20, in Daoxian, China.
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Paramilitary guards walk along a street following an overnight snowfall in Beijing on March 20.
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Weather around the world – Paramilitary guards walk along a street following an overnight snowfall in Beijing on March 20.
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World War II veteran Sam Melnik, 90, shovels snow from his driveway on Tuesday, March 19, in Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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Weather around the world – World War II veteran Sam Melnik, 90, shovels snow from his driveway on Tuesday, March 19, in Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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A jogger runs across a snow-covered street in Berlin on March 19.
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Weather around the world – A jogger runs across a snow-covered street in Berlin on March 19.
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A woman takes a picture of the blooming almond orchards as spring arrives in Srinagar, Kashmir, on Monday, March 18.
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Weather around the world – A woman takes a picture of the blooming almond orchards as spring arrives in Srinagar, Kashmir, on Monday, March 18.
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The aurora borealis lights up the sky at twilight on Sunday, March 17, between the towns of Are and Ostersund, Sweden.
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Weather around the world – The aurora borealis lights up the sky at twilight on Sunday, March 17, between the towns of Are and Ostersund, Sweden.
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Trees are covered with ice on Saturday, March 16, near the town of Klina, Kosovo.
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Weather around the world – Trees are covered with ice on Saturday, March 16, near the town of Klina, Kosovo.
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An early flower is seen through a blanket of melting snow at the Palmengarten botanical gardens in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, March 14.
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Weather around the world – An early flower is seen through a blanket of melting snow at the Palmengarten botanical gardens in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, March 14.
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Cows search for edible grass in drought-stricken paddocks on March 12 in Waiuku, New Zealand. Drought was declared in several North Island areas last week, including South Auckland, Northland, Bay of Plenty and Waikato.
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Weather around the world – Cows search for edible grass in drought-stricken paddocks on March 12 in Waiuku, New Zealand. Drought was declared in several North Island areas last week, including South Auckland, Northland, Bay of Plenty and Waikato.
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Brief but heavy snowstorms move across the Yorkshire moors on Monday, March 11, in the United Kingdom.
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Weather around the world – Brief but heavy snowstorms move across the Yorkshire moors on Monday, March 11, in the United Kingdom.
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A nun walks through the rain under an umbrella in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday, March 10.
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Weather around the world – A nun walks through the rain under an umbrella in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday, March 10.
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A cyclist makes his way along a snowy track near Ladmanlow, United Kingdom, on March 10 as a return of freezing temperatures and snow delay springtime weather for Great Britain.
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Weather around the world – A cyclist makes his way along a snowy track near Ladmanlow, United Kingdom, on March 10 as a return of freezing temperatures and snow delay springtime weather for Great Britain.
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A Chinese woman covers her head with a scarf as she walks near Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Saturday, March 9, as strong winds and dust storms swept the Chinese capital.
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Weather around the world – A Chinese woman covers her head with a scarf as she walks near Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Saturday, March 9, as strong winds and dust storms swept the Chinese capital.
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Fog shrouds a dog and its owner as they walk beside Bourne Brook, in Toft Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, on Friday, March 8.
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Weather around the world – Fog shrouds a dog and its owner as they walk beside Bourne Brook, in Toft Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, on Friday, March 8.
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A pedestrian walks past a mural at the beginning of a winter storm in Somerville, Massachusetts, on Thursday, March 7.
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Weather around the world – A pedestrian walks past a mural at the beginning of a winter storm in Somerville, Massachusetts, on Thursday, March 7.
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People walk as snow falls at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, March 6.
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Weather around the world – People walk as snow falls at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, March 6.
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People stand under the snow-covered "Cloud Gate" sculpture, commonly known as "the bean," on Tuesday, March 5, in Chicago, Illinois.
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Weather around the world – People stand under the snow-covered "Cloud Gate" sculpture, commonly known as "the bean," on Tuesday, March 5, in Chicago, Illinois.
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Left to right: Anthony Jordan and his 6-year-old twin sons Griffin and Landin shovel their driveway in Sycamore, Illinois, on March 5.
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Weather around the world – Left to right: Anthony Jordan and his 6-year-old twin sons Griffin and Landin shovel their driveway in Sycamore, Illinois, on March 5.
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Lightning strikes over Jakarta's skyline late on March 3 during monsoon rains.
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Weather around the world – Lightning strikes over Jakarta's skyline late on March 3 during monsoon rains.
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Tourists enjoy donkey rides on Filey Beach on March 2 in Filey, England.
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Weather around the world – Tourists enjoy donkey rides on Filey Beach on March 2 in Filey, England.
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A man covers his face as he walks around Tiananmen Square during a sand storm in heavily polluted weather in Beijing on February 28.
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Weather around the world – A man covers his face as he walks around Tiananmen Square during a sand storm in heavily polluted weather in Beijing on February 28.
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A man and a dog cross the flooded graveyard in the village of Monospitovo, Macedonia, on February 27. Torrential rains poured down on the Strumica Valley, destroying or damaging crops and households.
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Weather around the world – A man and a dog cross the flooded graveyard in the village of Monospitovo, Macedonia, on February 27. Torrential rains poured down on the Strumica Valley, destroying or damaging crops and households.
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Ducks fly over the frozen Titisee Lake in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany, on February 27.
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Weather around the world – Ducks fly over the frozen Titisee Lake in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany, on February 27.
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Frost-covered plants are seen on banks of the Usiazha River near the Belarus village of Usiazha, on February 26.
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Weather around the world – Frost-covered plants are seen on banks of the Usiazha River near the Belarus village of Usiazha, on February 26.
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A person walks through the snow at Marienplatz in Munich, Germany, on February 26.
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"I looked across the street: Which side is the sun shining on, and which side is the shade?" Randy Turner told CNN affiliate WCBS.
"I was just thinking, walking down the street, why am I walking in this heat?" Michelle Sangenito also told WCBS.
People were willing to hit the floor just to beat the heat.
"Well, I came home late last night to a couple roommates just, like, laying out. I chose the ground because that's cooler," Holly King told CNN affiliate WABC.
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Volunteer emergency medical technician Mark Sanders was standing vigil among the 60,000 visitors in Central Park. "We are on alert for heat emergencies. We do have a lot of water, a lot of fluids and cooling capabilities," he told WABC.
Rain will cool the eastern third of the country by the weekend and bring pleasant weather to that region next week, with temperatures reaching only 80 degrees, Myers said.
But the rain also will bring the potential for hail and high winds in the Northeast on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Myers said.
Elsewhere in the country, a wacky weather pattern will bring rain and possible flash flooding to the South and Southwest, forecasters said.
Flood watches are posted in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona, and the rainfall will bring temperatures 20 degrees below average, CNN meteorologists said.
The wetness will bring relief to drought-wracked Texas, but flooding is a concern this entire week, Myers said.
"There's a potential for heavy downpours in dry washes," Myers said.
Meanwhile, "monsoonal moisture will increase across the southern High Plains, with flash flooding possible," the National Weather Service said.
"The rain and extensive cloud cover will also keep temperatures across the region quite cool for this time of the year, with some areas over 20 degrees below their average July temperatures" in parts of West Texas, Arizona and New Mexico.