 US weather forecasters have warned that record-breaking heat is likely to continue in California as the emergency services continue to battle wildfires in parts of the state. The temperature in Palm Springs reached 51 Celsius on Friday. Hurricane Beryl has been downgraded to a tropical storm after hitting southeast Mexico. Forecasters said it begun to weaken as it struck the Yucatan Peninsula. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said there were no reports of casualties.