Phoenix, Arizona has experienced unprecedented heat in recent weeks, with high temperatures soaring above 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) for 19 straight days. This breaks the modern record of 18 days set in 1974. While temperatures are always high here in the summer months (July typically averages a high temp of 106.5 degrees Fahrenheit (41.4 degrees celsius)), this streak is part of an alarming trend of record-breaking heat across the globe this year.
Hmmm: Water seems important.