How hot is it in Phoenix?
In the hottest summer ever recorded, the hot Sonoran Desert city broke another record on Saturday when temperatures reached 110 degrees.
It was the 54th day of the year that official readings at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport have hit the mark, surpassing the previous record of 53 days set in 2020.
Matt Salerno, a National Weather Service meteorologist, said the hot streak could reach 55 days.
“We have one more day,” he said.
An extreme heat warning remains in effect, with temperatures forecast at 111 degrees on Sunday and 106 degrees on Monday.
Salerno said Phoenix had its three hottest months since record keeping began in 1895, including the hottest July and the second hottest August.
A Phoenix resident sips water to combat the city’s worst heat wave on record on July 25, 2023.Getty Images
Water drips from a person as they clutch their head covering while walking in the sunshine during a record heat wave in Phoenix, Arizona on July 18, 2023.AFP via Getty Images
The average daily temperature of 97 degrees in June, July and August surpassed the previous record of 96.7 degrees set three years ago.
The average daily temperature is 102.7 degrees in July, Salerno said, and the daily average in August is 98.8 degrees.
In July, Phoenix also set a record with 31 consecutive days of highs at or above 110 degrees.
A sign reading ‘Today’s High: 115’ is posted at South Mountain Park amid the city’s worst heat wave on record on July 25, 2023, in Phoenix, Arizona. Getty Images
Richard Verduzco stays cool on his porch before installing his air conditioning unit during a heat wave on July 15, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. Getty Images
The previous record of 18 consecutive days was set in 1974.
The scorching summer of 2023 has seen a historic heat wave reach from Texas across New Mexico and Arizona and into the California desert.
Worldwide, last month was the hottest August on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
It was also the second hottest month on record, behind only July 2023.
Scientists blame human-caused climate change with an additional boost from the natural El Nino, which is a temporary warming in parts of the Pacific Ocean that changes weather around the world.
As of Saturday, Phoenix had recorded 104 days this year with temperatures above 100 degrees, Salerno said.
That equates to an average of 111 triple-digit days each year between 1991 and 2020.
Maricopa County, home to Phoenix and Arizona’s most populous county, also appears headed for a record year for heat-related deaths.
District public health officials have confirmed 194 heat-related deaths this year as of September 2.
An additional 351 cases are under investigation.
Maricopa County confirmed 425 heat-related deaths in 2022.
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