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Temperatures reached the 90s again Thursday, marking the sixth-straight day of breaking the 90-degree mark.
The region is facing the longest stretch of 90-degree weather in June in 10 years, and it isn't forecast to end anytime soon, meteorologist Katie Virtue said.
The average high is 87 degrees, but daytime temperatures will rise into the low 90s during each of the next five days, Virtue said.
A brief break from high humidity and stormy weather is expected through Friday, but scattered thunderstorms are forecast to return Saturday afternoon. To track weekend storms in your neighborhood, use our interactive radar.
Heating and cooling companies in Charlotte said calls have poured in during the heat wave from people who either need their air conditioners repaired or serviced.
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"The systems are just getting stressed out, so things are starting to fail," Adam Whitney, a service technician with Morris Jenkins, said.
The sheer volume of calls has created a backlog at several businesses, meaning some customers have to wait for days.
Per Henriksen, who lives in Fort Mill, said he waited to get his AC unit worked on until he couldn't take the heat anymore. Temperatures in his house recently soared into the upper 80s.
"I don't mind the heat," Henriksen said. "It gets a little muggy in the morning, but it's worse for my dog huffing and puffing and keeping me up at night."
Trena Palmer, the executive director of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Senior Center on Tyvola Road, said many seniors have been contacting them and asking for fans.
"For those seniors that don't have air conditioning, circulating air is absolutely vital," she said.
Mecklenburg County residents who are 60 years and older can get fans for free from the center. They just ran out, but expect to get 200 more by Friday. For more information, call 704-522-6222.
The last time the Charlotte area saw a six-day stretch of temperatures in the 90s during June was in 2000. In the second half of June 1998, temperatures stayed in the 90s for 17 straight days.
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