Arizona desert community shatters US March heat record

MARTINEZ LAKE, Arizona — A desert community near Martinez Lake, Arizona, has set a new record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in the U.S. during the month of March, as a powerful heat wave grips the Southwest. The temperature reached 110 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday in the Yuma Desert region, surpassing the previous national March record of 108 degrees set in Rio Grande City, ...