high summer

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The north Pacific's marine heatwave has already had consequences for weather on both sides of the Pacific, likely boosting very high summer temperatures in Japan and South Korea and storms in the US.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

The survey was part of a project by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to identify neighborhoods with really high summer heat levels.

From Scientific American • Sep. 24, 2023

Fall colors offer just as much vibrancy for nature lovers as the greens and blues of high summer, and lines dissipate at museums like waves receding at low tide.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2023

A study reported on by The Washington Post said that if power were cut off in high summer, half the city’s population would require hospitalization and 13,000 would die.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

The state also has what are reputed to be the meanest rattlesnakes anywhere along the trail, and the most unreliable water sources, particularly in high summer.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson