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California community ties U.S. temperature record for March, with more than 41 million under heat alerts
Updated on: March 19, 2026 / 11:32 AM EDT / CBS/AP
TL;DR
- North Shore, California, recorded 108 degrees, tying the U.S. March temperature record set in 1954.
- A record-shattering winter heat wave is affecting the Southwest and is forecast to continue.
- Heat alerts cover more than 41 million people through Sunday.
- Phoenix experienced its earliest triple-digit temperature on record at 102 degrees.
- Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Palm Springs also set or tied March temperature records.