Las Vegas hit 96° today, smashing its March 24 record by a full 8 degrees — and it wasn't alone, with Ciudad Juárez and Victorville also obliterating decades-old marks in what's shaping up to be a historic late-March heat event across the Southwest. Santa Clara and two Oklahoma cities are meanwhile wrapping up the warmest start to any March ever recorded at their respective stations. Fort Worth finally cracked 80° today — five and a half weeks behind schedule.

1. Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico: Today's high of 94° would set a new record for March 24 (old record: 81° in 1950)
2. Victorville, CA: Today's high of 91° would set a new record for March 24 (old record: 85° in 1940)
3. Las Vegas, NV: Today's high of 96° would set a new record for March 24 (old record: 88° in 1956)
4. Santa Clara, CA: This is the warmest start to any March on record (avg high: 75° through the 24th)
5. Edmond, OK: This is the warmest start to any March on record (avg high: 75° through the 24th)
6. Bethany, OK: This is the warmest start to any March on record (avg high: 75° through the 24th)
7. Madinah, Medina Region, Saudi Arabia: Today's 0.06" of rain makes this the wettest March 24 on record
8. Madinah, Medina Region, Saudi Arabia: Today's 0.06" of rain makes this the wettest March 24 on record
9. Daytona Beach, FL: Today's 0.89" of precipitation ranks as the 2nd wettest March 24 on record
10. Fort Worth, TX: First 80°+ day of 2026 — 39 days later than average