The hot temperatures outside don't have to be an issue. Your air conditioner is broken, and you don't even own a fan. Well, if I had a dollar for every time I said that, I would be a millionaire. The cost for an air conditioner might be too much, so you might not even own one.
Many people have there own ways of beating the tremendous heat outside.
I have found many to be effective. One, don't just sit there fanning yourself hoping that the temperatures die down, that maybe if it rains it will cool down. Don't sit there praying for what might come. Your kids will thank you for it. And even if you don't have kids you'll thank yourself for it.