March heatwave: KNAU’s Lee Born on northern Arizona’s record-high temps

"...an absolutely extraordinary heat wave, that, you know, has never been felt in weather record-keeping history. I've been calling it unprecedented... it's not unusual to have a day of record-breaking heat by a degree or two, but the sheer magnitude of this one, where we're seeing all-time monthly high temperature records broken by many, many degrees."

https://www.knau.org/knau-and-arizona-news/2026-03-19/march-heatwave-knaus-lee-born-on-northern-arizonas-record-high-temps

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ABC News: 400 people treated for heat-related illness at Arizona airshow as record temperatures bake the West

"...As the temperatures soared to 105 degrees on Saturday in Phoenix, Ariz., the third-straight day the weather has topped the 100-degree mark, more than 400 people attending an airshow in nearby Glendale were treated for heat-related illnesses, authorities said.

At least 25 people attending the Luke Days Airshow at Luke Air Force Base were overcome by the sweltering weather and had to be hospitalized for various heat-related illnesses..."

h/t @BakerRL75

https://abcnews.com/US/400-people-sickened-arizona-airshow-record-heat-bakes/story?id=131300971

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From ABC News.com: Record temperatures bake the West as heat sickens hundreds at air show

https://abcnews.com/US/400-people-sickened-arizona-airshow-record-heat-bakes/story?id=131300971