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Phoenix on brink of breaking its record for most 110-degree days in a year
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Date:2025-04-26 15:14:21
The city of Phoenix is on track to break its record for the most 110-degree days in a year with 52 so far this year, according to The Weather Channel. The record, from 2020, stands at 53 days.
CBS News senior weather and climate producer David Parkinson says Phoenix has a shot at reaching 110 degrees Friday.
And Phoenix residents are expected to experience sweltering temperatures as high as 114 degrees Fahrenheit over the weekend, The Weather Channel predicts, continuing the summer's brutal heat wave with no end in sight.
The Arizona city, which The Associated Press calls the "hottest large city in America," endured a record 31 consecutive days of 110-plus degree weather in July, which also marked the hottest month globally on record, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service .
Not only did the city suffer extreme heat under the sun this summer, it also faced temperatures in the 90s at night, seeing its hottest-ever overnight weather at 97 degrees.
The scorching weather has impacted residents of Phoenix all summer — leading to more than 1,000 calls to emergency services in July alone. Everyone, from the elderly to student athletes to the growing homeless population, have had to make accommodations for the brutal heat.
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning in the region for Saturday and Sunday, advising residents to stay out of the sun from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and watch out for heat stress or illnesses in people and animals.
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Simrin Singh is a social media producer and trending content writer for CBS News.
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