A circle of saguaros known as โ€œSaguarohengeโ€ at Pima Prickly Park. โ€” Credit: Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star

Yellow prickly pear blooms and hikers in Tucson Mountain Park.

May 6, 2018

Tucson had itโ€™s first 100-degree day of the year Sunday.

Tucsonโ€™s temperature broke into triple digits this afternoon, some forecasts had the high reaching 102 degrees later today.

It was worse in Phoenix.

It reached a record-setting 106 degrees โ€” and possibly more Sunday

Phoenix hit the 106 mark just after noon. The high was expected to reach 108.


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