As a severe heat wave throttles much of the U.S. and east of the Rocky Mountains, climate experts notified on Thursday that more hot days are predicted for parts of the Southwest US.
According to a new report from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), another string of exceptionally hot days are anticipated this weekend.
This "heat dome," created by a high pressure system that traps hot air below, has previously brought tremendously high temperatures to much of the central U.S., and the wave is now likely to reach the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions by the weekend. Many Midwestern cities have already felt temperatures above 100°F.
This year's worldwide average temperature measurements are constantly breaking records, and if this trend continues, 2016 will be the third consecutive time we have had a record-warm year for the globe, as per the weatherman.
High temperature records were set across the Southwest, particularly on June 20 and June 21 when the temperature reached upto 118°F.
Temperatures in Death Valley, California, scaled to 126°F, although the temperature in California city of Burbank climbed to 105°F.
Despite occasional spell of heavy rain from the Monsoon in Arizona during last few days, Southwest region is expected to witness soaring temperatures once again.
Temperatures are expected to be above normal for the entire United States during August to October.
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