Heat for Days I live in New England, the Northeast of the United States, specifically in Burlington, Massachusetts. The weather has been an unrelenting blast of heat since possibly early June. Rain has been a rarity. I LOVE the heat, but it's been an overwhelming amount. I live in an apartment with air-conditioning and that's been a great relief. In the past, August would be the month of high heat. In the past, New England would finally get its hot days in mid-August, but when Labor Day (first week of September) rolls around, the weather would get markedly cooler. Since we've upended the first part of that pattern, I can only hope Labor Day and the tilt of the Earth cools things down like it did in the past.