(CNN) Western states face another sweltering day in a record-breaking heat wave that has more than 18 million people under heat alerts. The heat will extend over southeast Oregon, northern California, the Mojave Desert, eastern California, and parts of Nevada and Utah, according to CNN meteorologist Michael Guy. Earlier this month, temperatures reached 15 to 30 degrees warmer than normal, Guy said. Much of the West is expected to remain 5 to 10 degrees warmer than average, he added. During this part of the long duration heat wave, at least seven locations broke or tied their all-time record high temperatures.

Source: CNN July 12, 2021 10:37 UTC