ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — The recent heat dome caused parts of roads to explode in Covington, according to St. Tammany Parish officials.
St. Tammany Parish Government tweeted on Thursday about the incident from June 30 saying, "Holiday Square Blvd. exploded from the heat."
On Thursday, public works crews were able to temporarily fix the damage from last Friday, parish officials said budgeting for more permanent repairs has been scheduled.
Last week heat index (HI) numbers in the area were between 105 and 115 on most days.
The entire planet sweltered to the unofficial hottest day in human recordkeeping July 3 and then blasted past that with an even hotter day on July 4, according to University of Maine scientists at the Climate Reanalyzer project.
For two straight days, the global average temperature spiked into uncharted territory. After scientists talked about Monday's dramatic heat, Tuesday soared 0.17 degrees Celsius (0.31 degrees Fahrenheit) even hotter, which is a huge temperature jump in terms of global averages and records.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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