Phoenix ? It’s so hot windshields are shattering or falling out, dogs are burning their paws on the pavement, and candles are melting indoors.

People who live in the Valley of the Sun don’t usually sweat the summer heat. But this July is off the charts.

With the average high for the first three weeks of the month at 110 degrees, Phoenix is on track to have the hottest July since the National Weather Service started keeping records in 1896. The average July high is 104.

“Being in this heat is like walking through the hot lamps they use to bake on a car’s paint,” said Roger Janusz, who was walking laps inside a mall instead of outdoors Thursday.

The low temperature July 15 was 96 degrees, a record for the date. The July 16 high was 117, making it the hottest day so far this year.

It’s so hot that heat waves are creating turbulence for airplanes, said Sky Harbor International Airport spokeswoman Deborah Ostreicher.

The searing pavement is burning the pads on dogs’ feet and causing the animals to suffer heat stroke.

Floral designer Brenda Zamora said her bouquets were dying in the delivery trucks en route to their destinations. “This heat is not good for people, pets, flowers — anything,” she said.

Inmates sleep in their government-issued pink boxer shorts at the Maricopa County Jail's tent city in Phoenix. Inmates live outside year-round in tents.