After a record-warm winter, Tucson hit its first 100-degree day of the year on Thursday, March 19. Because of the extreme weather, Pima County opened up three cooling centers earlier than usual.
“We weren’t expecting this weather this early in March, because it has not happened before,” Heat Response and Relief Program Manager Nate Young said. “We’re beating the old record for the earliest onset of 100 degree days by almost a whole month.”
The cooling centers at Salvation Army’s Hospitality House, Primavera Foundation’s HIP Drop-In Center and Sister Jose’s Women’s Center opened ahead of time…