Temperature records shattered across the West as intense heat wave drags on
8 months, 1 week ago

Temperature records shattered across the West as intense heat wave drags on

LA Times  

Tourists walk through cooling misters as the temperature reaches 118 degrees Monday in Palm Springs. Las Vegas on Sunday smashed its record high temperature by three degrees, hitting 120 for the first time since record-keeping began in 1937. Las Vegas is also expected to break its all-time record for consecutive days at or above 110 degrees, on its way there with six days in a row Tuesday. In Humboldt County, Alderpoint hit 113 degrees Sunday, passing its past all-time record of 112; Hoopa hit 114 degrees, surpassing the prior high of 111; and Redway hit 116 degrees, inching past the prior mark of 115. Highest temperature ever for July 6 Death Valley: 128 degrees Red Bluff: 118 degrees Barstow-Daggett Airport: 117 degrees Ukiah: 117 degrees Notchko: 117 degrees Redway: 116 degrees Lancaster: 115 degrees Sacramento: 113 degrees Stockton: 111 degrees Livermore: 111 degrees Modesto: 110 degrees Bishop: 108 degrees King City: 102 degrees Highest temperature ever for July 7 Las Vegas: 120 degrees Palmdale: 114 degrees Bishop: 111 degrees Highest temperature ever for July 8 Needles: 123 degrees Palm Springs: 122 degrees Borrego Springs: 120 degrees Las Vegas: 115 degrees Lancaster: 113 degrees Palmdale: 112 degrees Bishop: 110 degrees Madera: 110 degrees Merced: 109 degrees Big Bear: 92 degrees South Lake Tahoe: 91 degrees Highest temperature ever for July 9

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California’s heat wave to come ‘roaring back’ this weekend, with more record-breaking temps ahead
5 months, 1 week ago

California’s heat wave to come ‘roaring back’ this weekend, with more record-breaking temps ahead

LA Times  

A person beats the heat by sitting in a shaded bus stop along Azusa Avenue on Wednesday. “Hot temperatures will come roaring back Saturday,” the Weather Service’s Oxnard office said in a Thursday morning forecast. But Crystal Oudit, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Monterey, said that’s not really an accurate term, especially when the Bay Area and …

Scorching summer shatters records across western US
6 months, 1 week ago

Scorching summer shatters records across western US

China Daily  

People cool off at the beach as Southern California faces an excessive heat warning for the remainder of the week, in Oceanside, California, US, Sept 3, 2024. With the high temperature exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit at Phoenix Sky Harbor Wednesday afternoon, the number of days showing 110 degrees Fahrenheit or above for the year ties last year's record at 55 …

Scorching summer shatters records across western US
6 months, 1 week ago

Scorching summer shatters records across western US

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-09-05 15:40 People cool off at the beach as Southern California faces an excessive heat warning for the remainder of the week, in Oceanside, California, US, Sept 3, 2024. With the high temperature exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit at Phoenix Sky Harbor Wednesday afternoon, the number of days showing 110 degrees Fahrenheit or above for the year ties …

Finding Reno’s hot spots; volunteers to measure Northern Nevada’s warmest neighborhoods
7 months, 1 week ago

Finding Reno’s hot spots; volunteers to measure Northern Nevada’s warmest neighborhoods

Associated Press  

Shortly after the sun rises in Reno, the city’s summer temperatures are already withering. When you start talking about extreme heat, you are talking about so many other issues — health disparities, historically underserved communities, climate change,” said Ariel Choinard, a research scientist and project coordinator at DRI’s Southern Nevada Heat Resiliency Lab. Las Vegas heat mapping The Reno heat …

100-degree heat is coming for the East Coast on Tuesday
8 months ago

100-degree heat is coming for the East Coast on Tuesday

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scorching heat brought on by hot temperatures is forecast across much of the eastern half …

Las Vegas sees record-breaking 7 consecutive days of scorching temperatures 115 degrees or higher
8 months ago

Las Vegas sees record-breaking 7 consecutive days of scorching temperatures 115 degrees or higher

CNN  

CNN — Las Vegas is sizzling under a prolonged heat wave that has delivered a record-breaking seven consecutive days of temperatures 115 degrees or higher amid a historically hot summer in the United States. “With a high temperature of 115°F this afternoon we not only extended our streak to 7 days, but we also broke the daily record high,” the …

Wildfire risk rises as Western states dry out amid ongoing heat wave baking most of the US
8 months ago

Wildfire risk rises as Western states dry out amid ongoing heat wave baking most of the US

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Authorities in Western states warned …

US heat wave: Las Vegas eyes record of fifth straight day over 115 degrees
8 months ago

US heat wave: Las Vegas eyes record of fifth straight day over 115 degrees

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas baked Wednesday in its record fifth consecutive day of temperatures sizzling at 115 degrees Fahrenheit or greater amid a lengthening hot spell that is expected to broil much of the U.S. into the weekend. Even by desert standards, the prolonged baking that Nevada’s largest city is experiencing is nearly unprecedented, with forecasters calling it “the …

Las Vegas eyes record of 5th consecutive day over 115 degrees as heat wave continues to scorch US
8 months ago

Las Vegas eyes record of 5th consecutive day over 115 degrees as heat wave continues to scorch US

New Indian Express  

LAS VEGAS: Used to shrugging off the heat, Las Vegas residents are now eyeing the thermometer as the desert city is on track Wednesday to set a record for the most consecutive days over 115 degrees Fahrenheit amid a lingering hot spell that will continue scorching much of the U.S. into the weekend. On Tuesday, Las Vegas flirted again with …

Persistent heat wave in U.S. expected to shatter records as it bakes West, swelters in East
8 months, 1 week ago

Persistent heat wave in U.S. expected to shatter records as it bakes West, swelters in East

LA Times  

A person cools off during the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, Ore., amid a heat wave. A long-running heat wave that has shattered previous records across the U.S. will persist, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that will soar into the 100s and holding the East in its hot and humid grip throughout the week, forecasters said Sunday. …

More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.
8 months, 1 week ago

More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Roughly 130 million people were under threat Saturday and into next week from a long-running heat wave that already has broken records with dangerously high temperatures — and is expected to shatter more from East Coast to West Coast, forecasters said. Oppressive heat and humidity could team up to spike temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in parts …

Records tumble as dangerous heat wave scorches the US West and beyond, with the worst yet to come
8 months, 1 week ago

Records tumble as dangerous heat wave scorches the US West and beyond, with the worst yet to come

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Records tumbled across the West as a slow-moving heat wave of potentially historic proportions tightened its grip from the Pacific Northwest to Arizona on Friday, sending many residents in search of a cool haven from the dangerously high temperatures. “The duration of this heat is also concerning as scorching above average temperatures are forecast to linger into …

Weeklong heat wave loosens grip slightly on US Southwest but forecasters still urge caution
9 months, 1 week ago

Weeklong heat wave loosens grip slightly on US Southwest but forecasters still urge caution

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The weeklong heat wave that baked most of the U.S. Southwest in temperatures well into triple digits is on its last legs, but forecasters are still urging people to be cautious as there will be little relief from the warm weather until monsoon thunderstorms begin to kick in, likely in July. Even in Florida, forecasters with the …

Las Vegas logs another record-high but weeklong heat wave losing grip on US Southwest
9 months, 1 week ago

Las Vegas logs another record-high but weeklong heat wave losing grip on US Southwest

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — Las Vegas set a new record high again on Friday and Albuquerque tied its high mark, but forecasters said the weeklong heat wave that baked most of the U.S. Southwest earlier than usual in temperatures well into triple digits was on its last legs. “The heat wave will lose its grip on our region by Saturday evening,” …

Records tumble in Southwest US as temperatures soar well into triple digits and 122 in Death Valley
9 months, 1 week ago

Records tumble in Southwest US as temperatures soar well into triple digits and 122 in Death Valley

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — Records tumbled across the Southwest United States on Thursday as temperatures soared past 110 degrees Fahrenheit from southeast California to Arizona, where the region’s first heat wave of the year was expected to maintain its grip for at least another day. The National Weather Service in Phoenix, where the new record high of 113 F on Thursday …

Record highs expected to fall as Southwest US bakes in first heat wave of season earlier than usual
9 months, 1 week ago

Record highs expected to fall as Southwest US bakes in first heat wave of season earlier than usual

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The first heat wave of the season has arrived earlier than usual across much of the U.S. Southwest, with dangerously hot conditions that produced triple-digit temperatures on Tuesday. By Wednesday afternoon, much of an area stretching from southeast California to central Arizona will see “easily their hottest” weather since last September, and record daily highs will be in …

77 places where extreme heat will break or tie records through Monday
1 year, 6 months ago

77 places where extreme heat will break or tie records through Monday

CNN  

CNN — A brutal heat wave that baked most of the central and southern US this week will slowly shift its most intense heat southward through the weekend and tie or break dozens of heat records. On Friday, temperatures could top 100 degrees and records could fall across Texas in places like Dallas, Tyler and Wichita Falls. As the heat …

Phoenix Has Ended 31-day Streak Of Highs At Or Above 110 Degrees
1 year, 7 months ago

Phoenix Has Ended 31-day Streak Of Highs At Or Above 110 Degrees

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PHOENIX — A record string of daily highs over 110 degrees Fahrenheit in Phoenix ended Monday as the dangerous heat wave that suffocated the Southwest throughout July receded slightly with cooling monsoon rains. The streak was finally broken Monday, when the high topped out at 108 degrees Fahrenheit at 3:10 p.m. “The high temperature for Phoenix today …

Phoenix has ended 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 degrees as rains ease a Southwest heat wave
1 year, 7 months ago

Phoenix has ended 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 degrees as rains ease a Southwest heat wave

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A record string of daily highs over 110 degrees Fahrenheit in Phoenix ended Monday as the dangerous heat wave that suffocated the Southwest throughout July receded slightly with cooling monsoon rains. The streak was finally broken Monday, when the high topped out at 108 degrees Fahrenheit at 3:10 p.m. “The high temperature for Phoenix today is 108 degrees,” …

Here's how hot and extreme the summer has been, and it's only halfway over
1 year, 7 months ago

Here's how hot and extreme the summer has been, and it's only halfway over

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This is not a surprise.” Imperial College of London …

31-day heat challenge: Phoenix sets record for consecutive days above 110 degrees
1 year, 7 months ago

31-day heat challenge: Phoenix sets record for consecutive days above 110 degrees

LA Times  

The digital billboard at Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team, shows that it’s 113 degrees in Phoenix on July 18. The triple-digit temperatures punishing Phoenix set a new record over the weekend as the city continues to suffer under a heat wave that’s pressing down on millions of people across the American Southwest. Phoenix hit a high …

Phoenix Scorches At 110 For 19th Straight Day, Breaking Big U.S. City Records In Global Heat Wave
1 year, 7 months ago

Phoenix Scorches At 110 For 19th Straight Day, Breaking Big U.S. City Records In Global Heat Wave

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PHOENIX — A dangerous 19th straight day of scorching heat in Phoenix set a record for U.S. cities Tuesday, confined many residents to air-conditioned safety and turned the usually vibrant metropolis into a ghost town. With Tuesday’s low of 94 F, the city has had nine straight days of temperatures that didn’t go below 90 F at …

Hellish heat leaves Southwest in misery: Fainting, broken cars, sizzling sidewalks
1 year, 7 months ago

Hellish heat leaves Southwest in misery: Fainting, broken cars, sizzling sidewalks

LA Times  

People hydrate and rest inside the Justa Center in downtown Phoenix, a day cooling center for unhoused people 55 years and older. “I’ve got to try to stay inside and stay cool,” said Christopher Duggan, who was sitting at a cooling center run by the Salvation Army in downtown Tempe on Tuesday afternoon. Between 1971 and 2000, Las Vegas averaged …

Phoenix hits record of 19 days above 110F as planet boils under sweeping heatwaves
1 year, 7 months ago

Phoenix hits record of 19 days above 110F as planet boils under sweeping heatwaves

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Extreme heat kills more Americans than all other disasters combined while figures published last week revealed that heatwaves contributed …

Phoenix scorches at 110 for 19th straight day, breaking big US city records in global heat wave
1 year, 7 months ago

Phoenix scorches at 110 for 19th straight day, breaking big US city records in global heat wave

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A dangerous 19th straight day of scorching heat in Phoenix set a record for U.S. cities Tuesday, confined many residents to air-conditioned safety and turned the usually vibrant metropolis into a ghost town. With Tuesday’s low of 94 F, the city has had nine straight days of temperatures that didn’t go below 90 F at night, breaking another …

Phoenix hits at least 110 degrees for 19th straight day, breaking records in worldwide heat wave
1 year, 7 months ago

Phoenix hits at least 110 degrees for 19th straight day, breaking records in worldwide heat wave

LA Times  

A billboard in Phoenix displays the temperature of 110 degrees on Saturday, the 16th consecutive day that it got that hot in the city. The extreme heat scorching Phoenix set a new record Tuesday, the 19th consecutive day temperatures hit at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit in a summer of suffering echoing around much of the globe. As human-caused climate change …

US Southwest swelters under dangerous heat wave, with new records on track
1 year, 8 months ago

US Southwest swelters under dangerous heat wave, with new records on track

Deccan Chronicle  

A dangerous heat wave threatened a wide swath of the Southwest with potentially deadly temperatures in the triple digits on Saturday as some cooling centers extended their hours and emergency rooms prepared to treat more people with heat-related illnesses. Around 200 hydration stations distributing bottles of water and cooling centers where potentially thousands of people can rest in air-conditioned spaces …

US Southwest swelters under dangerous heat wave, with new records on track
1 year, 8 months ago

US Southwest swelters under dangerous heat wave, with new records on track

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A dangerous heat wave threatened a wide swath of the Southwest with potentially deadly temperatures in the triple digits on Saturday as some cooling centers extended their hours and emergency rooms prepared to treat more people with heat-related illnesses. Around 200 hydration stations distributing bottles of water and cooling centers where potentially thousands of people can rest in …

A heat wave has baked parts of the Southwest for weeks. Forecasters warn it’s not cooling soon
1 year, 8 months ago

A heat wave has baked parts of the Southwest for weeks. Forecasters warn it’s not cooling soon

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Millions of people across the Southwest are living through a historic heat wave, with even the heat-experienced desert city of Phoenix being tested since temperatures have hit 110 degrees Fahrenheit for 13 consecutive days. Huge swaths of Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California were experiencing temperatures above 90 degrees F. “To underscore just how expansive this heat …

More than 300 all-time heat records were broken in the US this summer. See where it was the hottest.
2 years, 5 months ago

More than 300 all-time heat records were broken in the US this summer. See where it was the hottest.

CNN  

CNN — This summer hasn’t just seemed hotter than usual — data shows the long, lingering heat waves that blanketed much of the country were unprecedented as the climate crisis pushes temperatures into record territory. From June 1 through September 12, at least 356 all-time heat records from California to Maine from a subset of weather stations were tied or …

Rising temperatures break more than 1,300 records in US amid severe heatwave
2 years, 6 months ago

Rising temperatures break more than 1,300 records in US amid severe heatwave

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The intense heatwave that hit California this week has sent temperatures skyrocketing, leaving many areas …

Southern California heat wave continues to break records, with more expected to fall
2 years, 6 months ago

Southern California heat wave continues to break records, with more expected to fall

LA Times  

David Orantes, left, and Julio Ruiz play soccer in the hot sun at Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. The heat wave lingering in Southern California for a second day continued to set or match daily records Thursday, and the National Weather Service expects more historic temperatures in the coming days. Lancaster, Palmdale and Sandberg, located 10 miles …

Northwestern U.S. set for its hottest day of a long heat wave
2 years, 7 months ago

Northwestern U.S. set for its hottest day of a long heat wave

LA Times  

Brian Gadzuk, 56, clears out the trunk of his Jeep to make space for a new air conditioning unit in the parking lot of McLendon Hardware in Renton, Wash., on July 24. “With many parts of Oregon facing a high heat wave, it is critical that every level of government has the resources they need to help keep Oregonians safe …

Phoenix, Vegas, Denver post records amid Southwest heat wave
2 years, 9 months ago

Phoenix, Vegas, Denver post records amid Southwest heat wave

Associated Press  

Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver and California’s Death Valley all posted record temperatures on Saturday, as dangerous heat swept across the American Southwest. Las Vegas tied a record for the day set in 1956, with temperatures soaring to 109 F. The National Weather Service said there was a chance the high temperatures in both cities could rise even more. In Colorado, …

California battles wildfire as blazing heat hits western US
3 years, 8 months ago

California battles wildfire as blazing heat hits western US

Al Jazeera  

The ‘record-breaking heat’ is expected to affect much of the west and southwest US over the weekend, the weather centre warns. Firefighters battled a surging wildfire in Northern California under blazing temperatures as another heatwave hits the western United States this weekend, prompting an excessive heat warning for inland and desert areas. The National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center said …

All-time heat records have been set all over the world this week
6 years, 8 months ago

All-time heat records have been set all over the world this week

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here are some of the notable all-time records set: Denver, Colorado, tied its all-time high-temperature record of 40.5C on …

Los Angeles temperature hits 98 degrees beating 131 year record
7 years, 8 months ago

Los Angeles temperature hits 98 degrees beating 131 year record

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The temperature has spiked at 98 degrees in …

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