Scorching heat hits the region

Heat socked into the region Monday and today, with Havre beating a century-old record high temperature.

The National Weather Service recording station at the Havre City-County Airport reported a high of 102 degrees at 3:33 p.m. Monday, beating a previous record of 100 degrees set in 1918.

The normal value for the high on June 14 is 75 degrees.

And Weather Service reports a heat burst in the Fort Bellknap Indian Reservation area that pushed the temperature from 70 degrees to 96 degres at 3:18 a.m.

And a post on the Weather Service Facebook page warns the high temperatures will continue today.

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