Las Vegas hits record of fifth consecutive day of 46.1 Celsius or greater

People cool off in misters along the Las Vegas Strip, July 7, 2024, in Las Vegas. Tourists take photographs with the thermometer at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center during a dangerous heat wave, July 9, 2024, in Death Valley, Calif.

Las Vegas baked Wednesday in its record fifth consecutive day of temperatures sizzling at 46.1 Celsius or greater amid a lengthening hot spell that is expected to broil much of the U.S. into the weekend.