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Phoenix has hit 100 degrees for the first time in 2018

We're about a month ahead of schedule.
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Phoenix has hit triple digits for the first time in 2018, according to the National Weather Service.

At 2:48 p.m., the NWS thermometer at Sky Harbor hit 100 degrees.

The NWS says that May 12 is the all-time average first 100-degree day, but since 1981, that average first day has moved up to May 2.

We can expect a lot more of this heat here in Phoenix, as we all know. Since 1981, we have averaged 109 triple-digit heat days in the city.

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Even if we're early, we're not setting any records. The earliest first 100-degree day in Phoenix history was March 26, 1988.

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