[2] The first round of intense heat came on May 13, when Caribou, Maine hit 90 °F (32 °C), the second earliest on record.

[3] The next day, three people who lived inside of a senior building passed away in Chicago, Illinois as a result of the heat, due to the air conditioning malfunctioning.

[4] Later that month, in Memphis, Tennessee, when temperatures reached 91 °F (33 °C), an infant died after being left unattended inside of a motor vehicle.

[5] On May 21, 2022, heat became prevalent in the Mid-Atlantic, resulting in a near record hot Preakness Stakes horse race, with Baltimore and Philadelphia having temperatures of 95 °F (35 °C), Washington DC at 92 °F (33 °C), and New York City at 90 °F (32 °C).

[8] Very brief intense heat returned on May 31, as much of the New York Metropolitan Area set record highs that day.

[10] Further south, schools released kids early that day due to the heat, with highs forecast in the upper 90s Fahrenheit.

[15] In Death Valley, a man died when trying to refuel gas as temperatures climbed to 123 °F (51 °C).

[17] A trail was also shut down at Joshua Tree National Park, where temperatures were predicted to reach as high as 117 °F (47 °C).

[27] An intense, fatal heat wave swept through the United States in July.

A man died in Dallas County, Texas, and a heat emergency was triggered in Washington DC due to temperatures over 95 °F (35 °C), on the weekend of July 23–24.

Record warm low temperatures were also set in Galveston (86 °F (30 °C)), Wichita Falls (84 °F (29 °C)), Houston (81 °F (27 °C)) and Laredo (81 °F (27 °C)), on July 20.

[29] The heat wave was responsible for 18 other deaths, including 12 in Maricopa County, Arizona and one at Badlands National Park.

[31] Further east, every day from July 20 to 24 in Newark, New Jersey got at or over 100 °F (38 °C), the longest streak on record.

[32] When the heat wave broke on July 25, multiple flash flood warnings were issued with the cold front.

[36] Later on in the month, another heat wave in Portland, Oregon causes 14 additional deaths.

[48] Oregon, Washington, Idaho, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire had their warmest August on record.