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Picture This – AP Edition: Americans Seek Relief From Record-Breaking Heat

A U.S. Capitol Police officer pours water on his head Wednesday, June 25, 2025, outside the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
With temperatures hovering near 100 degrees, a woman protects herself from the sun while walking through Boston Common, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
With temperatures hovering near 100 degrees, children cool off in the Frog Pond, on Boston Common, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
With temperatures hovering near 100 degrees, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu dips her daughter Mira's toes into the Frog Pond, on Boston Common, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
People cross Pennsylvania Avenue as heat rises from the crosswalk and street, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Skateboarders Anthony Eadens and Tommy Wright catch their breath after skating at the Dave Armstrong Extreme Park on Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)
Sevlin Mendez cools off in the Harpeth River as the heat index reaches 100 degrees Fahrenheit, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Woman takes a bite of an ice cream cone during a heat wave on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
Bubba the English Bulldog plays in a pool in his family's front yard on a hot Friday, June 20, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Lucy Stamp and her dog, Kenna, cool down under the Dummerston Covered Bridge in the West River, Monday, June 23, 2025, in Dummerston, Vt. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
Shanae Brooks cools off with her daughter, Devynn, 2, at a splash pad Friday, June 20, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
Asher Gillen, 3, uses a battery-powered fan while holding a cup of ice to cool off during hot weather before a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers, Monday, June 23, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
A man squints at the sun during a heat wave on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
A boy cools off at the World War II Memorial, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Beach goers crowd a public beach on the Lake Michigan shore, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
A fruit vendor pushes her cart on the Brooklyn Bridge during a heat wave on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
Children cool off during the Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety's Spray & Play held at the Pete Mitchell City Center Park in downtown Benton Harbor, Mich., on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP)
Dory, an explosive certified dog, cools down in front of a fan outside of Bank of America Stadium before the start of a FIFA Club World Cup game, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
Children run through water sprayed by a fire truck to cool off outside Busch Stadium before the start of a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds Sunday, June 22, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Nolan Kelehel cools off in a mister at Kauffman Stadium before a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Tampa Bay Rays, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

The sprawling June heat wave that has gripped much of the U.S. has people looking for relief in public fountains, inflatable pools, lakes and even the spray from a firetruck.

A powerful heat dome over the Eastern U.S. pushed temperatures into triple digits, breaking records and creating dangerous conditions.

Cities like New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston hit 100 Fahrenheit (37.8 Celsius) for the first time in years.

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