Phoenix area sizzles to hottest day of year, reaches 115 degrees
Jul 16, 2019, 11:35 AM | Updated: 5:01 pm
(AP Photo)
(AP Photo)
PHOENIX – As summer drags on, the mercury keeps rising on temperatures gauges all over metro Phoenix. Tuesday marked 42 out of the past 43 days of 100 degrees or hotter, and it is the worst yet.
The National Weather Service in Phoenix predicted it could reach 115 degrees, which happened at 2 p.m. An excessive heat warning was put in place Monday — the second in less than 10 days — and will be put into effect until 8 p.m.
Weather forecasters weren’t expecting the record of 122 degrees, set June 26, 1990, to fall. Thanks!
Tuesday, July 16, 2:30 p.m.
Hello, hottest day of the year. NWS Phoenix tweeted that the Valley reached 115 degrees at 2 p.m. and it could get hotter.
The max air temperature so far today has been 115°F, but the ground is much hotter! Finding some shade if you are out and about makes a big difference. Ground temps are running 50-60 degrees cooler in the shade. Our parking lot is currently around 180°F! #azwx #azheat pic.twitter.com/7FvtvvDody
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) July 16, 2019
1 p.m.
Who’s going to lunch? You’re stepping out into 112 degrees. Blech.
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12:30 p.m.
It’s in the neighborhood of 110 degrees. Lucky Flagstaff is sipping lemonade at 83 degrees.
11:10 a.m.
The heat didn’t listen. The official gauge reads 105 degrees, humidity at 12%.
10:30 a.m.
Good news, bad news: Honestly, there is no good news – sorry. The weather service’s official gauge at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport recorded 102 degrees shortly before 10 a.m. Which means it’s probably already hotter by now.
The low in #Phoenix was 89°. Hold on, we're gunning for 115° today. Excessive Heat warnings are in effect. Take care of yourself and pals today. #azwx pic.twitter.com/D2jKiSIbuK
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) July 16, 2019
Commuters leaving their homes before 6 a.m. could probably feel it was 90 degrees. Three hours later the temperature was 97 degrees.
On this day last year, the temperature topped out at 103 degrees.
Stop outdoing yourself, heat.
