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At least 10 heat records were broken incities across the Southwest and central U.S. over the weekend, and more could fall this week amid continuedforecasts of searing heat.
Cities and towns in Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas all saw record highs on Friday and Saturday. Some broketemperature records set nearly a decade ago and others exceeded previous highs by up to six degrees. The high temperatures are largelythe result of a “heat dome”– a persistent region of high pressure trappingheat over the area.
While the daily records broken weren’t necessarily widespread,given July is already a hot time of year,the conditions created by the heat dome have still been conducive to approaching and meeting record numbers in many areas,Accuweather Meteorologist Joseph Bauer told USA TODAY.
“(The heat dome)hasbeen there from late last week intothis weekend, and it’s going to…
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