A new satellite map released by NASA shows a dramatic view of the summer heat that has been scorching parts of the United States and Canada.

Much of the western part of North America was hit by a "unseasonably high temperatures" at the start of September, with record heat reported in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S. after a high-pressure zone known as an "omega block" settled over the region for several days.

The latest satellite map captures air temperatures in North America on September 3 at 2 p.m. Pacific Time, modeled at 6.5 feet above the ground.

It was produced using observations taken by NASA's GOES weather satellite. The darkest reds of the map highlight areas where temperatures approached 104 degrees Fahrenheit, NASA noted

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