Scorching Heat Wave Shatters March Records

0:00Here's more Canada news from March 20th. A brutal heat wave is slamming the United States this March, shattering temperature records left and right. California and Arizona have topped 100 degrees Fahrenheit in spots, which is 30 degrees or more hotter than the usual March highs. Roughly one quarter of all March records at 400 weather stations nationwide could fall this month. The scorching air is clustered in the Southwest, though pockets hit hard in the Northwest and Midwest too. Palm Springs in Southern California reached 107 degrees on Thursday, beating its old March mark from 1966. Even without triple-digit readings everywhere, the heat packs a punch in place is not built for it, like 90-degree days in unexpected areas. International climate scientists point to human-driven warming from fossil fuels as making this kind of early blast far more probable. Forecasts show no quick cool down with western spots like Oklahoma and Nebraska running 20 degrees above normal right now.

1:00April through June will likely stay hotter than average across most of the country, except the northeast and Great Lakes region. The Southwest, already the hottest zone, faces an extra sizzling spring ahead, signaling longer and fiercer heat seasons for everyone.