El Paso, TX (KTSM)— The high-pressure system that continues to dominate the Borderland area with above-average temperatures, so much so that records were broken in multiple cities.
Las Cruces hit 106° Saturday afternoon breaking it’s previous record of 101° set in 2016.
Cloudcroft hit 86° Saturday, matching its previous record set in 2016 at 86°.
Santa Teresa surpassed its previous record of 102° set in 2016, reaching 107° around 3pm Saturday.
Silver City saw one of the hottest days its ever seen reaching 101° surpassing its old record of 96° in 1962.
Truth or Consequences reached 107° Saturday afternoon, five degrees above its previous record of 103° set in 1979.
Record breaking temperatures will continue to be expected into the start of the upcoming week.
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