Michael Greer, of Detroit, jumps over water flowing from an open hydrant on Townsend Street in Detroit's Islandview neighborhood on Tuesday, July 7, as the family cools off from the heat wave in the running water. / PHOTO BY RYAN GARZA/DETROIT FREE PRESS
By Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY NETWORK Temperatures soared higher than normal across much of the nation in June and through the first six months…