; Temperatures Hit 97 Degrees As Extreme Heat Blasts Much of the U.S.

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The blistering heat wave that has blanketed two-thirds of the country continued to crawl east Thursday, bringing the warmest temperatures the Dayton area has seen in four years.

Extreme temperatures and humidity produced heat-index values as high as 110 degrees across the region Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. The area remains under an excessive heat warning until 9 tonight.

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; Temperatures Hit 97 Degrees As Extreme Heat Blasts Much of the U.S.

"It has been 12 years since we have been above 96 degrees at the Dayton Airport. The last time it happened was July 30, 1999," said WHIO-TV Channel 7 Meteorologist Jamie Simpson. The temperatu...

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