Western heat wave sets records, fuels fire near Boulder, Colorado
An air tanker drops slurry on the NCAR Fire on Saturday in Boulder, Colo.
Although it’s still March, a heat wave has brought summerlike temperatures to the western United States, shattering long-standing records. The unseasonably high temperatures also helped to intensify a grass fire that erupted near Boulder, Colo., on Saturday, forcing thousands from their homes.The heat was intense enough to break records for the entire month in parts of the Southwest. Las Vegas soared to 93 degrees on Saturday, while Death Valley hit 104 — both March records.
They were among dozens of heat records set in the western United States on Saturday. Daily records for March 26 were set in Salt Lake City ; El Paso ; Reno, Nev. ; Clayton, N.M. ; Pocatello, Id. ; and Pueblo, Colo. , among other locations.In Denver and Boulder, the temperatures just missed records but surged 20 degrees above normal into the upper 70s.This unusual warmth, combined with strong winds, fueled a grass fire that erupted near Boulder on Saturday.
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