PHOENIX (AP) 鈥� After Phoenix finally is getting just a glimpse 鈥� ever so briefly 鈥� of a cooldown.
The National Weather Service forecast Tuesday鈥檚 high temperature to reach only 94 degrees Fahrenheit (34.4 Celsius).
That would end a streak of 113 consecutive days of highs reaching at least 100 degrees F (37.7 C).
鈥淚t鈥檚 about time,鈥� Ramiro Solis said as he enjoyed a mid-morning walk Tuesday near downtown Phoenix. 鈥淭hat 100-degree weather, 鈥�
The last time Phoenix鈥檚 high temperature was below 100 degrees was on May 26. It hit 102 F (38.9 C) the following day and the triple-digit streak started.
Since then, including the most days at 110 degrees F (43.3 C) or hotter 鈥� 61 鈥� and 39 mornings with lows only dropping into the 90s.
鈥淲hen it鈥檚 105 or 110, it鈥檚 just too hot,鈥� said Tim Foster, 40, who delivers food orders in Phoenix on his electric bike. 鈥淣ow with it cooler, I can get out and work longer. Get ahead of my bills and stuff.鈥�
But the triple digit temperatures are not a thing of the past just yet, according to the weather service.
The highs for Wednesday through Saturday are projected to range in the mid to upper 90s with 102 degrees F (38.8 C) Sunday and 103 (39-4 C) Monday.
鈥淲e鈥檙e pushing the fall season. There will be more ups and downs,鈥� meteorologist Sean Benedict said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 common for this time of year.鈥�
That鈥檚 not what Solis wanted to hear.
鈥淲e鈥檙e two weeks away from October and we鈥檙e still talking about the heat,鈥� said Solis. 鈥淒o I like it? Not really. You just learn to live with it.鈥�
Walter Berry, The Associated Press
