Phoenix kicks off August by breaking daily heat record
A daily heat record that stood for over 100 years in Phoenix was broken on Saturday.
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PHOENIX — A daily heat record that stood for over 100 years in Phoenix was broken on Saturday.
The thermometer at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which the National Weather Service (NWS) uses for the city’s official records, reached 114 degrees.
The previous record for Aug. 2 was 113 degrees. It was first set in 1918 and was tied twice since then, most recently in 2011.
NWS had issued an extreme heat warning for Friday and Saturday earlier in the week.
Gabriel Lojero, a meteorologist with NWS in Phoenix, told KTAR News 92.3 FM on Thursday morning that there is another extreme heat warning expected after temperatures dip Sunday and early next week.
What has August weather looked like in Phoenix in the past?
In 2024, Phoenix kicked off the first few days of August with back-to-back days of 116 degrees.
In fact, last August finished as the third hottest in city history at a daily clip of 98.7 degrees. It trailed 2023 at 98.8 and 2020 at 99.1.
The Phoenix average high for the last two Augusts have also been almost identical at 109.4 in 2024 and 109.5 in 2023.
Last year, Phoenix had the hottest summer since records were first kept in 1896.
NWS said the daily average temperature from June to August, labeled the meteorological summer, was 98.9 degrees. It broke a previous record set in 2023 when the average temperature was 97.0 degrees.
So far, the hottest day in Phoenix this year was July 9 when temperatures reached a blistering 118 degrees.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story had incorrect information about when the previous Aug. 2 daily heat record was set.
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As more and more acreage is aggressively plowed under in exchange for heat adsorbing asphalt to foster unsustainable growth, the temps will continue to rise.
But life in the valley is great. So add some more solar panels and buy an EV, but not a domestically produced Tesla, in order to solve climate change in the heat island.
Daily heat record, big deal.
The record all time high, 122, was hit 35 years ago. June 26th, 1990. When we hit 123, let me know.
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The fake Christians in Arizona won't like to face that they worship a kid raper so let's talk about the weather!