Heat wave hits East Coast (17 images)

Ver'ren Scott, age 4, from London, England, plays in a sprinkler on the National Mall in Washington, DC on July 7, 2010. The DC Metro region is in its second day of triple digit temperatures as the east coast in caught in the grips of heat wave. UPI/Alexis C. Glenn

A girl cools off in a fountain near the Washington Monument in Washington on July 18, 2010. Weather in the D.C. Metro region continues to remain hot and humid with temperatures in the upper 90's. According to local meteorologist June was 6.1 degrees above normal. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

David Anaya, 4, plays in a fountain in Silver Spring, Maryland on July 7, 2010. The D.C. Metro region is in its second day of triple digit temperatures as the east coast in caught in the grips of heat wave. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

David Anaya, 4, plays in a fountain in Silver Spring, Maryland on July 7, 2010. The D.C. Metro region is in its second day of triple digit temperatures as the east coast in caught in the grips of heat wave. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

David Anaya, 4, plays in a fountain in Silver Spring, Maryland on July 7, 2010. The D.C. Metro region is in its second day of triple digit temperatures as the east coast in caught in the grips of heat wave. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Noland Vernor, 4, of Laurel, Maryland plays in a fountain in Silver Spring, Maryland on July 7, 2010. The D.C. Metro region is in its second day of triple digit temperatures as the east coast in caught in the grips of heat wave. UPI/Kevin Dietsch