Brace yourselves, because this summer heatwave has turned up the temperature to extreme levels, and we’ve got the pictures to prove it! From sidewalks that could double as frying pans to cars melting in the sun like ice cream cones, these cool pictures capture the intense—and sometimes downright ridiculous—effects of the sweltering heat.
Whether you’re sweating it out in the shade or basking in the sun’s scorching rays, these images will make you feel the heat no matter where you are. So grab a cold drink, crank up the AC, and prepare to see just how wild things can get when summer decides to turn the heat up to eleven!
1. Stores In Turkey Open Their Doors To Stray Dogs To Escape Extreme Heat. There Is Also One On The Stairs That You Can’t See Well
2. 117 Degrees In Arizona Today. Melted The Blinds In My House
3. Safe To Say This Is One Of My Favorite Customers, Greets Me Occasionally With Cold Water
4. During This Southern California Heatwave, My Local Grocery Store Has Coolers Filled With Complimentary Water Bottles At Each Entrance
5. He Needed Sunglasses. My Neighbor’s Dog Trying To Beat The Heat, And Sun. It’s 91 Outside
6. I Had To Let My Mom Borrow My Crocs Because Her Sandals Melted
7. A Pub In Loughborough Handing Out Free Ice Water In A UK Heatwave
8. Burned Myself On My Seatbelt. Apparently, My Car Is 170 On The Dash Right Now
9. Rolled Up To My Parents’ House To Find Them Giving Away Free Water For People And Their Dogs In The Excessive Heatwave In America. I’m Proud To Be Their Daughter
10. It’s So Hot That My Rear-View Mirror Is Sliding Down The Windshield
11. Tales Of Heatwave Madness. The Floor Turned To Lava
12. This Guy In His Cooling Fan Jacket In 36-Degree Tokyo Heat
13. My Son’s Watercolors Got Left In The Sun, And They Shrank Into Round Balls
14. My AC Broke. We’re In A Heatwave Of 100°F For The Next Week. She Keeps Taking All The Air
15. This Is How Hot It Is In New Orleans
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17. The Heat Has Them Lined Up For Water Today
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19. It’s 102 Degrees In NJ Right Now, Just Saw Someone Putting Ice Water Bottles Out For People At My Train Station
20. It’s Too Hot Outside
21. Sun Through The Skylight Is A Direct Hit To The Record Player
22. We’re Cooked (Literally)
23. My Neighbors Have A Fan For Their Dog Because We Are Melting
24. My Pills Became Pill
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26. Maybe A Wax Lincoln Sculpture Wasn’t The Best Idea During DC’s First Week Of Summer Heat
27. This Bottle Of Sparkling Water I Left In My Truck All Day
28. The Way The Sun Has Weathered This Sign, So It Looks Like Its Heavy Metal Style
29. Sometimes, If The Heat Is High, Corn Can Be Infected By A Fungus That Causes The Kernels To Expand And Become The Delicious Delicacy Known As Huitlacoche
30. 30 Candles Left Outside During A Heatwave
31. On Public Transport In Hot Weather, Take A USB Desk Fan. Most Buses Here Have USB Chargers For Phones. Plug It In, Turn It Upside Down, And Hang It On The Empty Seat In Front
32. Apartment AC Went Out During The Recent Texas Heatwave And Management Doesn’t Want To Fix It
33. A Very Hot Day Today In The Center Of Rovaniemi In North Finland (Afternoon The Meter Was Showing +32°C). At The Beach, People Weren´t The Only Ones, Who Needed A Little Cooling
34. My Pens Are Melting
35. We Are In A Terrible Heatwave. People Are Selling Used AC Units For $1000+ Online. Our Neighbors Just Installed Central Air So They Gave Us These Cooling Beauties
36. It’s So Hot That Even Cadbury Blocks Need To Sit Down
37. Forgot The Dollar Store Air Horn In The Sun On The Dash Of My Truck
38. Taco Bell Sign Melting In Phoenix, AZ
39. My Vitamin Gummies Melted In The Texas Heat During Transit, And It’s Not Eligible For A Refund. I guess I’ll get a spoon and chisel out a serving every day…
40. Arizona Problems. Left My Credit Card In My Car, And It Melted
Mike Primavera is a Chicago-based comedy writer even though he doesn't HAVE to work. He lives comfortably off of his family's pasta fortune. Follow him on all social media at @primawesome