Record breaking heat wave shatters over 1,500 records with more extreme temperatures ahead

Record breaking heat wave shatters over 1,500 records with more extreme temperatures ahead

A historic and record-breaking heat wave continues to grip the Southwest as a powerful and unusually strong heat dome remains locked over the region. The heat dome is expected to strengthen again this week, with the potential to set hundreds of additional records. The heat wave has already broken over 1,500 records across several states.