Anchorage breaks 50-year heat record

Published July 6, 2019 2:35pm ET



Alaska’s largest city is reeling from a record-breaking heatwave that canceled Fourth of July fireworks and has sent residents on a quest for fans and ice.

On Independence Day, the temperature at Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage broke an all-time high, clocking in at 90 degrees, an astounding five degrees higher than the previous record in 1969.

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