LAS VEGAS Nearly a week of extreme heat is sweeping the Southwest, causing all-time high temperatures in cities from Washington to Arizona. <\/p>\n
In Las Vegas, where summer temperatures routinely break into triple digits, a pair of longstanding records are being shattered: On Sunday, the temperature reached 120 degrees Fahrenheit, the hottest the city has ever been. And on Wednesday, temperatures are expected to once again surpass 115 for a fifth straight day, the hottest five-day stretch in the citys history. <\/p>\n
This is the most extreme heat wave in the history of record-keeping in Las Vegas since 1937, meteorologist John Adair told The Associated Press. <\/p>\n
The heat wave is expected to continue through the rest of the week in many parts of the West. <\/p>\n
Across the country, some 160 million Americans were under excessive heat warning Tuesday, the highest-level alert. Much of them were in the West: The Pacific Northwest is seeing temperatures 10 to 30 degrees above average for this time of year, USA Today reported. <\/p>\n
Phoenix broke its daily temperature record when it hit 118 on Monday. In California and Oregon, officials have confirmed eight suspected heat-related deaths since last week. <\/p>\n
In Las Vegas, the heat has turned the Strip, usually a bustling tourist destination during the summer months, into a pedestrian ghost town. Its so hot, said Phylicia Allen, who works at a frozen drinks stand near the Strip. Its super slow for a Tuesday. <\/p>\n
Allen, who moved to Nevada from San Diego a decade ago, says she doesnt look at the thermometer. I measure it by hot, to hotter, to hottest. she said. Right now, were in hottest. <\/p>\n
The record temperatures may be dissuading tourists, said Andrea Montibeller, a visitor from Guanajuato, Mexico. I feel like I opened the oven door, and I feel the hot air rushing onto my face, Montibeller said. I think my eyelashes will burn off. <\/p>\n
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