The desert city is on track Wednesday to set a record for the fifth consecutive day over 115 degrees amid a lingering hot spell that will continue scorching much of the U.S. into the weekend.
ByAction News, AccuWeather and EntertainmentUsed to shrugging off the heat, Las Vegas residents are now eyeing the thermometer as the desert city is on track Wednesday to set a record for the most consecutive days over 115 degrees Fahrenheit amid a lingering hot spell that will continue scorching much of the U.S. into the weekend.all-time temperature record of 120 F reached on Sunday
Tuesday's high temperature tied the mark of four straight days above 115 F set in July 2005. And Adair said the record could be extended through Friday. Dozens of locations across the West tied or broke previous heat records over the weekend and are expected to keep doing so all week.over the weekend in Death Valley National Park. At Death Valley on Tuesday, tourists queued for photos in front of a giant thermometer that was reading 120 F .
Record highs for the date were also hit Tuesday in parts of Oregon and Washington, with Portland reaching 103 F and Salem and Eugene hitting 105 F . Triple digit temperatures were also recorded in Idaho. In Las Vegas, hotels and casinos keep their visitors cool with massive AC units. But for homeless residents and others without access to safe environments, officials have set up emergency cooling centers at community centers across southern Nevada.
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