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.

Arizona Cardinals this Sunday at 1 p.m., all but ensuring that fans and players will be out in the heat of the day.

“All of the heat warnings and advisories — they’ve all been extended,” NWS meteorologist Nicole Sarment said. “We’ve got a tiny disturbance (Friday), and the main threat from that will be an increase in winds, and there’s some degree of moisture. But this isn’t over yet.”

Unusually high temperatures forecast for the first week of October in parts of California are prompting state leaders to offer help.

Though the current heat wave peaked on Wednesday, the outlook going into the weekend doesn't bring much relief, according to the National Weather Service.

Temperatures are expected to remain 10 to 15 degrees above average for this time of year, with the San Francisco Bay Area and inland Southern California facing major to extreme heat risks.

Warmer temperatures in October are nothing new in Southern California, but this fall heat wave is going to bring the triple digit temperatures in some places, forecasts say. “In general this weekend will be very hot,