Wow, we're still 10-30F above seasonal normals here in SoCal. Even though it's much more reasonable today.
Bill Martin: California Air Quality Alert + Unseasonable Heat (10–30° Above Normal)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m97BnAjad88

Wow, we're still 10-30F above seasonal normals here in SoCal. Even though it's much more reasonable today.
Bill Martin: California Air Quality Alert + Unseasonable Heat (10–30° Above Normal)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m97BnAjad88

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."
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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
March heat surges past 100 in California and Arizona, smashing records https://phys.org/news/2026-03-surges-california-arizona.html
#UnitedStates #USA #US #California #Arizona #environment #weather #temperature #heat #heatwave

A burst of unusual March heat is hitting the United States this week and into next, busting previous monthly heat records by wide margins. While heat is most acutely felt by people exposed to it, graphics and charts convey the scale of this extreme event. Temperatures in the West remain far above what's typical for March, a sign the early season heat is not letting up. Compared with the average highs for March between 1991 and 2020, temperatures across some parts of Oklahoma, Nebraska, northern Texas and South Dakota are reaching at least 20 degrees Fahrenheit (11 degrees Celsius) above normal.
GLOBAL WARMING 2026
Climate change is supercharging the Southwest’s brutal heat wave. Rising global temperatures are making extreme heat more intense, longer-lasting, and more frequent. What was once rare is now routine—putting lives, infrastructure, and water supplies at risk. This isn’t just weather. It’s a warning. #ClimateChange #HeatWave #SOUTHWEST #AureFreePress #GlobalWarming
Currency Evaporates in Heatwave, Pasta Becomes Legal Tender
Boiling pasta is now a crime—it's destroying money.