Similarly temperatures in Yuma, Arizona broke a 28-year record, reaching 112 degrees Fahrenheit, while more than 50 other heat records were broken throughout the American Southwest on that same Wednesday. Overall at least 125 locations from the Rocky Mountains to the West Coast have broken temperature records since the start of the month.

More than 50 new heat records were set on Wednesday, as an October heat wave continues to bake California and Arizona.

More than 200 October record highs have been set and extreme temperatures are poised to persist for several more days.