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Palm Springs broke a record Tuesday for its highest temperature ever recorded in the month of October, and forecasters say the scorching heat will linger for several more weeks of fall.
The 117-degree temperature at Palm Springs International Airport broke the daily record high for Oct. 1, as well as the monthly record of 116 degrees set on Oct. 2, 1980, according to the National Weather Service…