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Hermosillo reaches hottest April day on record

Hermosillo Pedestrians
Murphy Woodhouse/KJZZ
A man walks along a recently converted cars-free plaza in downtown Hermosillo.

The temperature in Hermosillo broke a record recently as the Mexican state of Sonora braces for a summer of extreme heat.

The city of Hermosillo topped the hottest April temperature on record on Saturday.

Meteorologists with the state of Sonora weather service said on social media that Saturday’s temperatures reached 43.5 degrees Celsius, more than 110 degrees Fahrenheit.

That makes Saturday the hottest April day in Hermosillo since the federal weather service record started in 1966.

The state of Sonora is gearing up for a hot summer, as the Mexican state struggles with widespread drought.

Nina Kravinsky is a senior field correspondent covering stories about Sonora and the border from the Hermosillo, Mexico, bureau of KJZZ’s Fronteras Desk.