KVII-TV meteorologist Steve Kersh warns we need to be ready for “scorching heat” and “near zero” chances of rain the next seven days. He predicts high temperatures at or above 100 degrees every day through early next week.
Hopefully, we won’t have a repeat of August 1944. That’s when Clovis experienced 11 consecutive days with temperatures above 100 and set seven records that still stand, according to www.weather.com.
Twice, on Aug. 3-4, 1944, the city hit 110 degrees. That’s still a record, tied on June 25, 1990.
Tucumcari’s hottest day on record, according to www.weather.com, was June 25, 1990, when temperatures reached 109 degrees.
Portales’ record for heat was June 28, 1968, when it reached 109.
So things could be worse.



