While parts of the U.S. are still dealing with freezing temperatures, other areas are already seeing the thermometer hit triple digits.
Tucson, Arizona on Tuesday experienced its first 100-degree day of 2022, according to the National Weather Service.
Tuesday's temperature also broke the date's previous record high of 99 degrees, set back in 2020, the NWS said.
Although the city reached 100 degrees faster than it has in recent years, Tuesday did not mark the earliest Tucson has seen the mercury rise to that level, according to The Arizona Republic. That record was set on April 19, 1989.
Last year, Tucson's first 100-degree day was May 12 and in 2020, it happened on April 29, The Republic reported. The city doesn't usually see triple-digit weather until around May 25, according to the Arizona Daily Star.
Tuesday also marks only the third time in history that Tucson beat Phoenix to the 100-degree mark, according to the Tucson Sentinel.
One record that Tucson's temperature didn't set Tuesday was the national high, though it did come close. The hottest spot in the U.S. was Eloy, Arizona, located about 50 miles northwest of Tucson, which tapped out at 103 degrees on Tuesday.
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