- published: 07 Apr 2016
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A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity. There is no universal definition of a heat wave; the term is relative to the usual weather in the area and relative to normal temperatures for the season. Temperatures that people from a hotter climate consider normal can be termed a heat wave in a cooler area if they are outside the normal climate pattern for that area. The term is applied both to routine weather variations and to extraordinary spells of heat which may occur only once a century. Severe heat waves have caused catastrophic crop failures, thousands of deaths from hyperthermia, and widespread power outages due to increased use of air conditioning.
The definition recommended by the World Meteorological Organization is when the daily maximum temperature of more than five consecutive days exceeds the average maximum temperature by 5 °C (9 °F), the normal period being 1961–1990.
A formal, peer-reviewed definition from the Glossary of Meteorology is:
Whenever I'm with himsomething inside
Starts to burningand I'm filledwith desire
Could it be the devil in me
Or is this the way love's supposed to be
CHORUS:
It's like a heatwaveburning in my heart
Can't keep from crying,it's tearing me apart
Whenever he calls my name,so slow,sweet and plain
I feel,yeah, yeah,well I feel that burning flame
Has my blood pressure got a hold on me
Or is this the way love's supposed to be
It's like a heatwave burning in my heart
Can't keep from cryin',it's tearing me apart
Sometimes I stare in space,tears all over my face
I can't explain it,don't understand it
I ain't never felt like this before
But that doesn't mean it has me amazed
I don't know what to do,my head's in a haze
It's like a heatwave burning in my heart
Can't keep from cryin',it's tearing me apart
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah - woh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah - woh
Don't pass up this chance, this time it's a true romance