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Phoenix sets another temperature record amid fall heat wave

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Phoenix broke the daily high record before midday Sunday, extending a record-breaking heat wave in late September.

The temperature rose to 108 degrees shortly after 11 a.m., surpassing the old record of 107 degrees set in 2003, the National Weather Service in Phoenix reported.

Sunday's record extends a week of record-breaking temperatures that is expected to last through the first week of October.

On Saturday, temperatures reached 117 degrees, breaking the previous daily high record of 108 degrees set in 1992.

The record for September 29 will likely be higher as temperatures rise throughout the afternoon. The weather forecast calls for a high of 112 degrees. The average normal high for this date is 96 degrees, the weather service said on X.

An excessive heat warning remains in effect through Oct. 4, with daily highs expected to be 109 on Monday, 111 on Tuesday, 109 on Wednesday and Thursday and 110 on Friday, the weather service said.

Phoenix also broke a record overnight when the low temperature was 88 degrees, six degrees above the previous record low temperature of 82 degrees, the weather service said.

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