Why are summers in the Southern US States so brutally hot?

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I’m not from this area of the country, but I have experienced some really hot summers in other parts of the US. But nothing really compares to this weather. It is unbearable in every way. I feel like I need a shower just sitting here and dehydration is inevitable.

Why is it so brutal here!?

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“Continental shield” climates tend to create extreme weather in vast lands far from coasts. And then the one coast that the US South is close to is the very warm Gulf of Mexico.

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