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US Heatwave Shatters March Records, Shifts Eastward, Bringing Temperature Swings
A record-breaking heatwave that impacted the western United States has moved eastward, resulting in record high temperatures for March in several cities. Some areas saw temperatures swing from record lows to record highs within a week.
A heatwave that had been affecting the western half of the United States moved eastward on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center. The shift brought unseasonably warm temperatures to areas that had experienced freezing or sub-freezing conditions just one week prior. Dozens of cities from California to Colorado saw their highest temperatures ever recorded for March. Topeka, the capital of Kansas, broke its March record with a high of 35°C. Cheyenne, the capital of Wyoming, recorded an all-time March temperature of 28°C.
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- The heatwave shifted eastward after impacting the western US.
- Kansas City, Missouri, recorded 33.3°C.
- North Platte, Nebraska, recorded 33.3°C.
- Topeka, Kansas, reached a record high of 35°C for March.
- Cheyenne, Wyoming, recorded an all-time March temperature of 28°C.
- In Chanute, Kansas, temperatures rose from a record low of -10.5°C on March 16 to a record high of 32.2°C.
- Phoenix, Arizona, had a daily low of 21°C.
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