Photos: Record heat index of 62.3C scorches Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro
Reading is city’s highest in a decade. Heat index measures what a temperature feels like, taking into account humidity.
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Reading is city’s highest in a decade. Heat index measures what a temperature feels like, taking into account humidity.