110F Recorded In Yuma Desert In Arizona; Highest March Temperature On Record In The United States

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Last edited Fri Mar 20, 2026, 06:48 PM - Edit history (1)

THERMAL, Calif. (AP) — A desert community in southwestern Arizona reached 110 degrees (43.3 C) on Thursday, breaking a record for the highest March temperature recorded in the United States.

The record-setting temperature was recorded just outside Martinez Lake, Arizona, in the Yuma Desert, as a winter heat wave scorched the Southwest, according to the National Weather Service. The community is about 145 miles (233 kilometers) west of Phoenix and sits on the Arizona-California border. The previous record of 108 degrees (42.2 C) had been set in Rio Grande City, Texas, in 1954 and was tied Wednesday by the tiny desert community of North Shore, California.

By Thursday, several more California locations had hit 108 degrees (42.2 C). Among them were Cathedral City, near the desert destination of Palm Springs, and the aptly named town of Thermal, northeast of San Diego. The triple-digit temperatures came on the last day of winter. Thermal was forecast to hit 110 (43.3 C) on Friday and could tie the record.

“For some perspective, the average first 105-degree day of the year normally occurs on May 22nd,” NWS said in a statement.

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https://lufkindailynews.com/anpa/us/arizona-community-hits-110-degrees-f-the-highest-march-temperature-recorded-in-the-us/article_00daa4cb-598b-5ae8-b0a6-82a86d7c0a9e.html

[highplainsdem]

1. Dreading this summer. Btw, there's a typo in your thread title - 100, when it should say 110.

[hatrack]

2. Got it - thank you!