Excessive heat warnings remained in place in many areas across the US and were expected to last at least through yesterday.
In Arizona’s largest metro area, Phoenix and surrounding communities flirted with a high of 46.1°C on Sunday.
The National Weather Service in Phoenix forecast that temperatures would rise to 116°F (46.6°C) yesterday, just 2 degrees off the record high for that date set in 1907, before temperatures drop a few degrees for the next three days.
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In Nevada, the first excessive heat warning of the summer ran through yesterday evening for the Las Vegas metro area. Daytime cooling centers were open across the region. It was 38.9°C on Friday at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, ending a 294-day stretch of temperatures staying below 100°F (37.8°C).
The high in central Las Vegas was near 44.4°C on Sunday, with 45°C predicted for yesterday, the National Weather Service said.
A heat wave baking much of interior California was expected to push the mercury past 40.6°C across the agricultural heart of the state. A record of 43.9°C was marked on Saturday in Paso Robles, surpassing a high of 41.7°C set in 2013.
In Southern California, excessive heat warnings and advisories were extended through yesterday for inland areas east of Los Angeles.
Elsewhere, the heat and severe weather remained a concern throughout the US southeast.
Heat advisories remained in effect throughout the southeast on Sunday, while a severe thunderstorm watch was in effect until 8pm for parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee. Thunderstorm warnings were issued throughout the region on Sunday afternoon.
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