A historic October heatwave with temperatures so extreme they’d be considered hot during the peak of summer isn’t over yet.

An unprecedented October heat wave has enveloped the West, with record-setting temperatures from California to Colorado.

Downtown Sacramento made history Thursday as meteorologists recorded the hottest temperature experienced in October since weather record keeping began nearly 150 years ago. Downtown sizzled as the mercury shot to 103 degrees, becoming the hottest day in October since scientists began jotting down temperatures in July 1877.

More than 50 new heat records were set on Wednesday, as an October heat wave continues to bake California and Arizona.

Unusually high temperatures forecast for the first week of October in parts of California are prompting state leaders to offer help.

The month kicked off with triple-digit temperatures in many parts of the state, with millions of Californians under heat advisories through at least Thursday.

California is set to see an unusual October heat wave with a chance of record-setting temperatures in the coming days, the National Weather Service (NWS) said Wednesday. “Record-breaking heat will continue across portions of the Southwest this week,

An unprecedented October heat wave has enveloped the West, with record-setting temperatures from California to Colorado.

The start of October is bringing little relief to parts of the western United States, where 36 million people are under heat alerts and sweltering temperatures are setting records into the fall.