In Alaska, they change the sun protection caps: with 32.2 °, beats a temperature record

Alaskans, who often wear woven caps and fringed jackets in the summer, trade them for sunscreen and umbrellas because of a prolonged heat wave.

Residents of different cities in southern and central states have been experiencing a temperature above normal for five weeks.

The temperature Thursday at Anchorage reached 32.22 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit) at the Ted Stevens International Airport. The city's previous record was 29.44 ° C (85 ° F).

Friday, when the temperature dropped slightly, Lucy Davidson sought to protect herself from the heat of her grandchildren on a beach in Lake Goose. He said he acquired a portable air conditioner six years ago. Some summers you have not had to use, but lately.

"This thing has been a blessing," Davidson said. "It's on all the time."

At three other locations in Alaska, Kenai, Palmer and King Salmon_, heat records were set or compared on Thursday.

A high pressure system in much of southern and central Alaska is growing stronger and causing record temperatures, said Bob Clay, a National Weather Service specialist. The warmer average Anchorage temperature for July 4th is 23.89 ° C (75 ° F), he added.

Temperatures have exceeded 21 ° C (70 ° F) per day, with the exception of one day since June 23, said Michelle McAuley, Meteorologist at SNM.

Anchorage had its wettest month of all time, but in June it was warmer than usual every day, he said. The high pressure system is expected to last until Monday.

"My house does not have air conditioning, like most homes here in Anchorage, and it's pretty depressing," said Manny Acuña, who moved to the north nine years ago with the ### 39, army of the air. "And that I'm from Las Vegas."

* AP