News 11 Weather Authority: Excessive heat ends

By Rob Fram

Published September 14, 2021 10:24 AM

September 13th, 2021

YUMA, Ariz., (KYMA, KECY) - We've reached the end of the road with our late Summer round of excessive heat.

Even though the Excessive Heat Warning for all the populated areas within the Desert Southwest expired at 8 pm this evening, portions of area reached near record highs.

Yuma peaked at 111 degrees, a degree short of the previous record on this day of the year of 112 degrees set back in 1995.

Expect the mercury to gradually taped off for the rest of the workweek.

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Rob Fram

Rob Fram rejoined the KYMA News Team in February 2010.

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