Similarly temperatures in Yuma, Arizona broke a 28-year record, reaching 112 degrees Fahrenheit, while more than 50 other heat records were broken throughout the American Southwest on that same Wednesday. Overall at least 125 locations from the Rocky Mountains to the West Coast have broken temperature records since the start of the month.

More than 50 new heat records were set on Wednesday, as an October heat wave continues to bake California and Arizona.

As the San Francisco Bay Area enters the seventh day of a historic heat wave, forecasters are warning people to drink plenty of water and stay inside if possible due to persisting “dangerously hot” conditions.

Learn more about the latest Phoenix area weather forecast and conditions with Most Accurate Forecast from ABC15.

While Sacramento is forecast to be just shy of the record high this afternoon, Stockton, Modesto, Marysville, and South Lake Tahoe are all expected to set new records today.