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Arizona desert town breaks record for hottest March temperature in US history

a digital sign reads 'trails closed extreme heat warning'
A sign warns hikers of trail closures due to extreme heat at Camelback Mountain on Thursday in Phoenix. Photograph: Rebecca Noble/AP

A small community in the Arizona desert has broken a record for the highest March temperature ever recorded in the US, as the south-west bakes in a blistering late-winter heatwave.

The astonishing temperature was recorded just outside Martinez Lake, Arizona, which reached 110F (43.3C) on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

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