The United States Office of Management and Budget has designated Somerset County as the Somerset, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area (ÂµSA). As of the 2010 U.S. Census the micropolitan area ranked 7th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the 77th most populous in the United States with a population of 77,742.
While not the hottest city in North America, Las Vegas is located very close to the hottest location in the entire Western Hemisphere: Californiaâs Death Valley. In 1911, temperature gauges at the park recorded a daytime high of 134Â°F (56.7C) â just one degree short of the world record. 4. Hong Kong, China.
Tens of millions of Americans have been suffering under a blistering heatwave this week, with temperatures reaching into the high 90s. But they won't get any sympathy from the people of Baghdad. The Iraqi capital was the hottest city on the planet Friday â with the mercury hitting an unbearable 120 degrees Fahrenheit, according to The Weather Channel. And it has felt as hot as 159 degrees. While many in the U.S. would not tolerate the summer season without air conditioning, people in the Iraqi capital say they have to put up with as little as six hours of electricity per day due to power shortages.