Salt Lake City set a daily record high with thermometers reading 105 degrees, while San Juan, Puerto Rico, broke its daily record at 94 degrees and Phoenix set yet another daily record high at 118 degrees—marking 23 straight days with daily highs in the city above 110 degrees. Phoenix extended its streak of 110-plus-degree days to 21, breaking yet another daily temperature record at 115 degrees, while Flagstaff, Arizona, set a daily record (90 degrees). Phoenix set its latest daily high temperature record at 114 degrees, following a string of daily temperature records in the city, while Baton Rouge, Louisiana, tied its daily record at 99 degrees. Corpus Christi, McAllen and Laredo continued to break record daily high temperature records (103, 105 and 114 degrees, respectively). Laredo and McAllen broke daily records again, at 114 and 106 degrees, respectively, while Austin set another daily record (106) and Midland broke its daily record (109).

Source: Forbes July 24, 2023 02:56 UTC