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.
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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)
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)
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)
People cross Pennsylvania Avenue as heat rises from the crosswalk and street, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Mudassar Khan, right, talks with a customer while sitting outside his electronics store with air conditioners and fans for sale on display, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
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)
Woman takes a bite of an ice cream cone during a heatwave on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
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)
People use umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun as they walk along the National Mall, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington, past the Washington Monument. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A boy cools off at the World War II Memorial, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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)
Robby, 12, who did not want to give his last name, sells lemonade in his front yard on a hot Friday, June 20, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Jude Puroway cools off at a fountain during hot weather in Chicago, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Shanae Brooks cools off with her daughter, Devynn, 2, at a splash pad Friday, June 20, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
Construction worker Tony Martins, 49, sweats as he stands for a portrait during a heatwave on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
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)
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)
Bobby Carey fills mineral feeders for his herd of cattle at Oakland Farm, Monday, June 23, 2025, in Bourbon County, Ky. (AP Photo/Michael Swensen)
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)
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)
Beach goers crowd a public beach on the Lake Michigan shore, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
Seattle Mariners pitcher Trent Thornton (46) is helped off the field after suffering from heat exhaustion during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
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)
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)
A man squints at the sun during a heatwave 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)
A fruit vendor pushes her cart on the Brooklyn Bridge during a heatwave on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
Cities like New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston hit 100 Fahrenheit (37.8 Celsius) for the first time in years.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
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)
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)
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)
People cross Pennsylvania Avenue as heat rises from the crosswalk and street, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Mudassar Khan, right, talks with a customer while sitting outside his electronics store with air conditioners and fans for sale on display, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
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)
Woman takes a bite of an ice cream cone during a heatwave on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
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)
People use umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun as they walk along the National Mall, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington, past the Washington Monument. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A boy cools off at the World War II Memorial, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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)
Robby, 12, who did not want to give his last name, sells lemonade in his front yard on a hot Friday, June 20, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Jude Puroway cools off at a fountain during hot weather in Chicago, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Shanae Brooks cools off with her daughter, Devynn, 2, at a splash pad Friday, June 20, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
Construction worker Tony Martins, 49, sweats as he stands for a portrait during a heatwave on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
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)
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)
Bobby Carey fills mineral feeders for his herd of cattle at Oakland Farm, Monday, June 23, 2025, in Bourbon County, Ky. (AP Photo/Michael Swensen)
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)
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)
Beach goers crowd a public beach on the Lake Michigan shore, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
Seattle Mariners pitcher Trent Thornton (46) is helped off the field after suffering from heat exhaustion during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
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)
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)
A man squints at the sun during a heatwave 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)
A fruit vendor pushes her cart on the Brooklyn Bridge during a heatwave on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
