æt ðə tˈaɪm, sˈʌdbɛɹi wʌz sˈʌbdʒɛkt tʊ ɐ ɹˈɛkɚdbɹˈeɪkɪŋ hˈiːt wˈeɪv, wɪð sˈɪks dˈeɪz ʌv tˈɛmpɹɪtʃɚz ˌoʊvɚ θˈɜːɾi dᵻɡɹˈiːz sˈɛlsɪəs, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə wˈiːk ʌv ɹˈɑːdʒɚz dˈɛθ.
At the time, Sudbury was subject to a record-breaking heat wave, with six days of temperatures over 30 degrees Celsius, during the week of Rogers' death.