In the U.S more than 100 daily high temperature records are expected through Sunday. In Dallas, temperatures could climb to 89 degrees, surpassing a daily record set in 2018. In Amarillo, Texas, they could soar to 99, which would top a 2020 record for the date by 11 degrees

High temperatures are expected to continue baking large sections of the U.S. through the end of the week, potentially setting more than 100 new daily temperature records between Thursday and Sunday, forecasts show.

More than 50 of those possible record highs may be seen on Thursday alone, as a massive heat wave expands further into the western two-thirds of the country, said CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan. Temperatures were forecast to linger around 30 or 40 degrees above average in a number of southwestern and central states, continuing a trend that began earlier in the week and has already brought unprecedented heat to the region.