Associated Press - July 10, 2009 1:35 PM ET
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A heat wave is blistering Oklahoma, sending temperatures soaring to near-record levels for a second day in some parts of the state.
The temperature reached 110 degrees in Freedom in northwest Oklahoma before noon on Friday.
The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for the entire state through Sunday, warning that hot temperatures and high humidity could lead to heat-related illnesses.
Meteorologist Ty Judd says a combination of an upper-level, high-pressure system and warm southwesterly winds are driving temperatures up across western Oklahoma.
On Thursday, the temperature in Buffalo in northwest Oklahoma reached 115 degrees, the highest recorded temperature in Oklahoma since July 1996.
The hottest temperature ever recorded in Oklahoma is 120 degrees, which has been reached six times, most recently in Tipton in 1994.
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