Phoenix ties record for consecutive days of 112 degrees or hotter
Jun 27, 2017, 7:18 PM | Updated: Jun 28, 2017, 7:16 pm
A couple runs through section of South Mountain Park at sunrise to avoid the excessive heat, Friday, June 16, 2017 in Phoenix. A record heat wave is rolling into Arizona, Nevada and California that threatens to bring 120-degree temperatures to Phoenix by early next week. (AP Photo/Matt York)
(AP Photo/Matt York)
PHOENIX — The heat wave that sent Phoenix temperatures soaring to a blistering 119 degrees was coming to a close early this week, but not without setting one more heat record.
The National Weather Service said the city recorded a high of at least 112 degrees for nine consecutive days, tying a 27-year-old record.
Yesterday's high of 112 in Phoenix marked the 9th straight day at or above 112…matching the record last set in June of 1990. #azwx
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) June 27, 2017
This year’s streak came to an end Monday, as Tuesday’s high tapered out just a few degrees shy of the 112 number at 110.
Another 110+ day in Phoenix. The high hit 110 degrees, the 11th straight day of 110 or hotter. Streak likely to end tomorrow. #azwx
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) June 28, 2017
Over the past week and change, Phoenix broke or tied numerous heat records — including several for the warmest morning lows.
However, Phoenix fell short of the all-time high of 122 degrees last week, when the mercury topped out at 119 degrees. It was the fourth-hottest day in the city’s history.
Phoenix was expected to drop below the 110 mark on Wednesday.
“Between 107 and 108 for the foreseeable future,” National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Kuhlman said. “There might be a slight bump up on Saturday close to 110.”
Kuhlman said, though things are cooling a bit, Phoenicians shouldn’t expect to feel any monsoon-like moisture in the air.
“It’s going to continue to dry out [Tuesday] and [Wednesday],” he said. “We’ll be more like early to mid-June humidities.”
KTAR’s Jim Cross contributed to this report.
