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Arizona community records hottest March temperature in US history

Mar 30, 202626 sources

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Summary

A community in Arizona's Yuma Desert reached 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) in March, breaking the national record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in the United States during that month.

The previous March record was surpassed by this reading, which occurred amid a period of unseasonably warm weather in the region. The event highlights an extreme weather occurrence for early spring.

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