dry heat

noun

: hot temperatures with little moisture in the air
the desert's dry heat

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Despite the dry heat and some localized gusty winds, the National Weather Service has not issued a red flag warning for widespread fire weather danger. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025 In Minnesota, the House Fire, Jenkins Fire, and Munger-Shaw fires have been fueled by a wave of dry heat and record-breaking temperatures in the Northern Plains. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 15 May 2025 Furthermore, there was some damage to starch grains recovered from inside the snuff tubes, suggesting exposure to dry heat—most likely the drying and toasting of vilca seeds and Nicotiana roots. ArsTechnica, 5 May 2025 And spring numbers can be deceptive in the dry heat of an Arizona spring, even as this one was mild until the end. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dry heat

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“Dry heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20heat. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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