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Hot enough for you? How about that heat? (photos)

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The temperature surpassed 40C at OttawaStart World Headquarters in Stittsville, Ontario. This photo was taken just after 5:00pm on Thursday.  It was 36C in the shade.

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A firefighter cooling down at Richardson Side Road fire.  Photo courtesy of [ Ottawa Fire Services ](http://yfrog.com/kigs75j) .
According to [ Ian Black ](http://twitter.com/#!/BlacksWeather/statuses/94155045171499008) , At 5pm, Ottawa's humidex hit 46, the highest humidex level recorded since they started keeping track in 1953.  Still not clear if we beat the all-time July 21 air temperature record of 37.6C (1955).  Unoficially, the highest we made it today was 35.8C at the airport.
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This guy got caught trying to cool down.  Photo by [ Chris Roussakis ](http://yfrog.com/kfykxuuj) .
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Almost as good as free beer, Stuntman Stu hands out some water downtown.  Photo by [ Graham Green ](http://lockerz.com/s/122279895) .
** See also: ** [ Ideas for keeping cool in Ottawa during a heat wave ](http://ottawastart.com/ottawa-list-free-or-low-cost-places-with-air-conditioning-in-ottawa/)

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