An abnormal autumn heat wave continued to bake the western United States over the weekend, setting temperature records in cities like San Francisco and Denver that hadn’t been touched in decades.
On Saturday, Denver’s daily high reached a record 87 degrees breaking the previous record of 86 set back in 1997, according to the National Weather Service.This past September was the hottest in Denver’s recorded weather history. The summer had already been the second hottest on record for the Colorado capital, averaging 75 degrees when a normal summer would average 72 degrees, the National Weather Service said.
Downtown San Francisco recorded a high of 97, previously a record of 94 degrees set in 1992 for the daily high. Redwood City saw a high of 102 when the previous high set in 19987 was 99 degrees. And San Rafael was a scorching 107 on Sunday, having set a previous record of 95 in 2023.The National Weather Service said Sunday marked the third day this month of San Francisco reaching at least 94 degrees.
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