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Tucson hit a high of 115 degrees on Tuesday, breaking a record that had stood for 125 years.
The mark was just two degrees below Tucson’s highest temperature ever recorded of 117 on June 26, 1990.
The National Weather Service said this was the fourth straight day in Tucson with record highs stretching from Saturday at 110, Sunday at 112, Monday at 112 to Tuesday 115.
An overheating warning applies to the region until Saturday night. More record highs could be broken this week.
The Wednesday through Friday highs in Tucson are expected to hit 112, according to the NWS.
The record broken on Tuesday was one of two record highs for Tucson in June previously set in 1896. The other was 110 on June 10, 1896.
The good news is that moisture is seeping into the Tucson area.
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