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Hot Weather Makes For Hot Work


Last Update: 6/25 12:40 pm
(WXYZ) - Temperatures in the 90s make it very hard to work outside, especially if you're dealing with hot materials.

VAL CLARK REPORTS IN THE VIDEO PLAYER ON THE RIGHT

The hot weather can be really miserable for road workers. They say the best thing they can do to avoid problems while getting the job done is to take plenty of breaks and drink plenty of fluids.




Weather Almanac

Place: Tacoma, WA
Year: 1940
Event: High winds struck the Tacoma-Narrows Bridge at a critical angle, causing caused vibrations which eventually collapsed the $6 million, four-month-old bridge. Maximum wind speed of 31 mph recorded in downtown Tacoma; probably higher over Puget Sound.

Place: Minneapolis, MN
Year: 1991
Event: Minus 6 degrees -- record low for the date.

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