I think you mean heat.

Crime rates peak in the summer months when it's warmer. https://pinkerton.com/our-insights/blog/the-seasonality-of-crime If you support summer warmth then you're likely a violent criminal. Just another reason the planet needs another Maunder Minimum.

Really hoping for at least a little something in the UP or Vermont for one or two last surfboarding trips.

Indeed! It was even warmer last week! Spring in the Northeast US...never dull!

I have a cousin who died pretty young from it. Around 40 or so. It was on his back and he was kind of a free spirit so I think he just ignored it for quite a while. They got it once but it came back a couple years later and he passed away.