Climate

Washington Post - Record heat is expected to sizzle across 22 states this week — with the most intense conditions expected across the Intermountain West, Plains and South. Temperatures are forecast to top 90 degrees for about 50 million people and 100 degrees for 11 million more.

Here are some predicted record-breaking or record-tying temperatures in the region:

• 103 degrees in Las Vegas on Monday.
• 102 degrees in Fresno, California, on Monday and Tuesday.
• 95 degrees in Wichita, Kansas on Friday and Boise, Idaho on Tuesday.
• 94 degrees in Salt Lake City on Tuesday.
• 91 degrees in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday.