If you've been following the news, you're probably aware that
much of the interior of the US is currently sweltering under a
stifling heatwave. Here's an image of the readout on my remote
weather station, taken a few minutes ago:

For the metric-centric, 113ºF converts to approximately 45ºC. I
don't think it ever got this hot in Singapore. The intense heat has
caused the road surface on some stretches of the freeway to
buckle.
According to the weather forecast, we have about another week
of near-100º weather to endure, before a slight cooling trend
sets in. Right now, anything under 90ºF would be a relief...