Zoe described the queue as a once-in-a-lifetime experience, noting that it would have been easier to run a marathon than wait in the heat. She added that she had told her boss she needed an extra day off because it was her first time at Wimbledon and ultimately didn't care about her job, having already handed in her notice.
Starting on Saturday June 21, nearly 20 extreme-weather records were broken in a single day, including in Mitchell, SD, which broke its daily high when temperatures climbed to 104 degrees.