HOT, HOT, HOT: Photos From This Outrageous Heat Wave

Grace Muller
By Grace Muller, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
July 08, 2012; 6:22 AM
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It is only easy to laugh at these photos while sitting inside in the air conditioning.

HOT, HOT, HOT: Photos From This Outrageous Heat Wave

It is easy to laugh at these photos while sitting inside in the air conditioning.

Storified by Accu Weather · Fri, Jul 06 2012 07:17:34

@accuweather It's so hot outside the cornfield sounds like target practice! Paul Labatte
@accuweather It's so hot outside I saw the devil moon walk across my lawnYANKEES #1
@accuweather it's so hot outside, chickens are laying fried eggs!GregnLesley Ledford
Adorable: This Dog Knows How to Beat the Dog Days of SummerPotter, NE (1928) Famous Potter Hailstorm: one stone measured 5.5" in diameter, 17" in circumference, and weighted 1.5 lb. "Largest offic...
It's a bit hot in the park today! Might need a cold drink @thebuildersken later http://pic.twitter.com/5FaYvs2oMarley
oh heeey free air conditioning @Kristen_Holly @LukeBickley @ejbick1 #erinnlyonsneedsatwitter http://pic.twitter.com/J9OhxR9lKorie Hocking
IT'S HOT http://pic.twitter.com/xIAwTMFWGabba Gabba Gabe

St. Louis

This boiling hot St. Louis weather is killing me. If you need me, I'll be in this ice box.victoriajasher
lol!! "@Muzikal_: It's so hot in st Louis this is what's for dinner http://pic.twitter.com/duJ2hWMg"STLJnette
Cup left in my car. Think it's hot in St. Louis? http://pic.twitter.com/u6Ks0suxKevin Trokey
So dang hot in the 'Lou...look what it did to the St Louis Arch! :P http://pic.twitter.com/jUcULzckThe VA Diva

Chicago

Day 2 of Sun #tea making - love that hot weather ;-) #looseleaftea #food #foodporn #Chicago #chitownroyalteaco
Chicago weather #heatwave http://pic.twitter.com/T8oILcU4Amanda Viverito
This how hot it is in Chicago....wow http://pic.twitter.com/rOjeF5HGiknowjustincase

Nashville

It's really this hot in #Nashville! http://pic.twitter.com/jQVH1WDCTony McKay
FYI, Nashville is hot in July. #Finished http://pic.twitter.com/YjsRLsJ1Don Nottingham
7:00 am: hot enough to play in the sprinkler! #nashville http://pic.twitter.com/RFMHOv6eErin
Melted lip balm. Yes its hot in Nashville. http://pic.twitter.com/QsqbElPpemily thompson

Detroit

After 5 minutes of being outside...#hot #detroit http://pic.twitter.com/7PdS5dg1Christina Lynn

Raleigh

Hot weather in Raleigh. I put this bucket outside for deer to drink from. Mama and twin fawns, how cute! http://pic.twitter.com/PI9lb66qBrian Hammill

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