Breaking down July’s sweltering heat and humidity

Last week’s heat wave saw some regions of the state reporting heat indexes of 110 degrees or more. Meanwhile, the wetter-than-average trend has continued, with some counties clocking more than 11 inches of rainfall already this month.

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer checked in with retired University of Minnesota meteorologist and climatologist Mark Seeley for the latest on July’s heat and humidity.

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