Reviews the Latest on extreme heat hitting parts of the Southwest U.S. (all times local):
4:40 p.m.
People in Southern California are posting competing photos on Facebook and Instagram of their soaring thermometers as the last day of spring brought summerlike temperatures.
The National Weather Service says Burbank and Glendale, just north of downtown Los Angeles, soared past 100 degrees by midday Sunday, with Burbank hitting a record 105.
The heat was no help to firefighters working to put out a brush fire in a LA neighborhood, where densely packed homes were briefly danger before it was knocked down.
Further northwest in the San Fernando Valley, some thermometers were reading close to 110 degrees, and Palm Springs in the inland desert hit 115.
The heat spurred state regulators to urge residents to voluntarily cut their consumption of electricity Monday. It didn't bring the rolling blackouts that Southern Californians have been told to expect after a massive natural gas leak.
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3:55 p.m.
A woman who became unresponsive while hiking and mountain biking in Phoenix during a heat wave has died.
Phoenix fire officials say the unidentified 28-year-old started biking with two friends around 6 a.m. Sunday and stopped breathing a few hours later. Firefighters say her condition appeared heat-related.
She was flown to a hospital, where she died. The woman was an avid hiker and personal trainer who had no known medical issues.
The National Weather Service says temperatures climbed quickly Sunday, with the high surpassing 115 before 1 p.m. The heat has broken a hot-weather record for June 19 set nearly 50 years ago. Click car driving games to dowload and play
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2:45 p.m.
Phoenix has broken a hot-weather record set nearly 50 years ago on this date, hitting 117 degrees amid a heat wave boiling parts of the Southwest.
The National Weather Service says the high temperature surpassed the record for June 19 just before 1 p.m. Plus, meteorologist Mark O'Malley says there are still a few more hours to go before the temperature reaches its peak.
Forecasters say some areas could see a high of up to 120. The previous record was 115 back in 1968.
A strengthening ridge of high pressure lifting out of Mexico is on course to scorch portions of Arizona and southeast California on Sunday and Monday.
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1:45 p.m.
Triple-digit temperatures are sweeping parts of the Southwest this weekend and leading some people in Arizona to fall ill from the sweltering heat.
The National Weather Service says the mercury quickly rose Sunday morning, with some areas of metropolitan Phoenix reaching 110 before noon. Forecasters say the city could see a high of up to 120, approaching the record of 122.
Firefighters in north Phoenix rescued a 28-year-old woman who became unresponsive while mountain biking with friends in the morning. She was transported to a hospital in critical condition.
In neighboring Pinal County, a 25-year-old Phoenix man died Saturday of heat exposure while hiking.
A strengthening ridge of high pressure lifting out of Mexico is on course to scorch portions of Arizona and southeast California on Sunday and Monday.
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