Las Vegas hits record of fifth consecutive day of 46.1 Celsius or greater
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People cool off in misters along the Las Vegas Strip, July 7, 2024, in Las Vegas. Tourists take photographs with the thermometer at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center during a dangerous heat wave, July 9, 2024, in Death Valley, Calif.
Las Vegas baked Wednesday in its record fifth consecutive day of temperatures sizzling at 46.1 Celsius or greater amid a lengthening hot spell that is expected to broil much of the U.S. into the weekend.
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