 Powell added he wants to see inflation move closer to 2% before enacting that first rate cut. The Western U.S. has been baking in a heat wave for weeks. And while the heat itself is no joke, park rangers in Tucson, Arizona decided to use the sweltering temps for good. In a Facebook post, the rangers note 100-degree temps outside mean the dashboard of a car can reach upwards of 200 degrees. So they use their car like an oven, sharing pictures on Facebook of the rangers baking a chocolatey banana bread in the summer sun.