DoomsdaysCW#Arizona community hits 110 degrees F, the highest March temperature recorded in the US
THERMAL, Calif. (AP) — "A desert community in southwestern Arizona reached 110 degrees (43.3 C) on Thursday, breaking a record for the highest March temperature recorded in the United States.
The record-setting temperature was recorded just outside #MartinezLakeAZ, in the #YumaDesert, as a winter heat wave scorched the Southwest, according to the National Weather Service. The community is about 145 miles (233 kilometers) west of Phoenix and sits on the Arizona-California border.
The previous record of 108 degrees (42.2 C) had been set in Rio Grande City, Texas, in 1954 and was tied Wednesday by the tiny desert community of North Shore, California.
By Thursday, several more #California locations had hit 108 degrees (42.2 C). Among them were #CathedralCity, near the desert destination of Palm Springs, and the aptly named town of Thermal, northeast of San Diego. The triple-digit temperatures came on the last day of winter.
Thermal was forecast to hit 110 (43.3 C) on Friday and could tie the record.
" 'For some perspective, the average first 105-degree day of the year normally occurs on May 22nd,' NWS said in a statement."
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https://apnews.com/article/heat-wave-weather-desert-southwest-8de9241eb9e45043cf061babe2fdf927
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Arizona community records US heat record for March
Abnormal heat on the last day of winter continues to set records in the U.S. Southwest. The Arizona desert community of Martinez Lake hit 110 degrees F on Thursday. It broke the record for highest March temperature recorded in the U.S. The community is about 145 miles west of Phoenix. The blistering record comes as forecasters warned that winter heat across the Southwest will continue into the weekend. The National Weather Service says many other cities in the region are expected to see their earliest 100-plus degree-day on record.
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