US heatwave moves eastward, shattering temperature records across country
A blistering heatwave that swept the western half of the United States has pushed eastward into the country’s heartland, delivering unusually warm conditions to locations that were at or below freezing only a week earlier.
According to the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center, dozens of cities from California to Colorado logged their highest March temperatures on record.
New March highs recorded yesterday included 33.3C in both Kansas City, Missouri, and North Platte, Nebraska, the agency said.
Beyond those…