A Record-Breaking Spring Heat Wave Is Making Its Way Across the U.S. Here's What To Know
Original article: https://time.com/article/2026/03/26/spring-us-heat-wave-climate-change/
Fact-Check Results
“A historic March heat wave has brought record-breaking temperatures to almost 180 cities from the Midwest to the West Coast.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence in archive to confirm or refute record-breaking temperatures in 180 cities during a March heat wave
“Last weekend, parts of the Great Plains were as much as 45°F warmer than average.”
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— No evidence in archive to verify temperature anomalies in the Great Plains last weekend
“California and Arizona both saw 112°F highs, while Colorado, Nebraska, and Missouri all saw temperatures reach the mid 90s.”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm specific temperature readings in listed states
“A heat wave is defined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as a period of unusually hot weather that lasts two or more days.”
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— No evidence in archive to verify NOAA's definition of a heat wave
“Global temperatures from the past three years averaged more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level, and the last decade has been the warmest on record.”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm global temperature averages relative to pre-industrial levels
“One or two years of global temperatures above 1.5°C does not mean the world has passed the Paris Agreement goal to limit warming to 1.5°C.”
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— No evidence in archive to evaluate relationship between annual temperature anomalies and Paris Agreement goals