Last Updated on 04/09/2024 by Arun jain
Central Arizona is always hot this time of year, but 2024 is shaping up to be an endless summer with especially high temperatures. Phoenix. On Tuesday, the city recorded its 100th consecutive day with temperatures of at least 100 degrees. According to National Weather Service data, the longest streak since 1993 was 76 days in a row.
“It’s definitely an eye-popping number,” said NWS meteorologist Sean Benedict.
The temperature in Phoenix reached 102 F on May 27 and has reached triple digits every day since then. in 2023Phoenix — also known as the “hottest city in America” — holds a record 31 consecutive days 110-plus degree weather in July.
Long stretches of desert heat are usually broken by rain, but the monsoon hasn’t delivered much, Benedict said. The persistent heat also got off to an early start, with triple-digit days already in May.
It doesn’t look like there will be a break anytime soon.
Unseasonably high temperatures are expected across the western US this week, with extreme heat warnings forecast for Arizona cities Wednesday through Friday, including Phoenix and Lake Havasu City, as well as Las Vegas and other parts of Nevada, including Laughlin and Pahrump.
Public health officials in Arizona’s Maricopa County — where Phoenix is located, the hottest metro area in the U.S. — say 150 heat-related deaths have been confirmed so far this year as of Aug. 24, with another 443 under investigation. Arizona has the nation’s only chief heat officer. Dr. Eugene Lever saw the rollout of a new extreme heat preparedness plan and took to social media for it. Request people Exercise caution on hot days and avoid hiking during peak temperatures. Also the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management Fire warning issued To reduce forest fire incidence for several counties.
There were 645 heat-related deaths last year in the county of about 4.5 million people. The heat has hit the homeless in Phoenix especially hard. The nonprofit group Circle the City, which works in multiple cities and hospitals and treats about 9,000 people annually, introduced its IV rehydration program in Phoenix. About half of the 645 people who Died due to heat in 2023 were homeless.
Regardless of how the data is analyzed, 2024 represents another record hot summer in Phoenix. It has been the hottest meteorological summer, including the months of June, July and August. And it’s been the same story across the western US, with many places in California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico setting or approaching records.
Parts of the western US are warming up
Across California, red flag warnings were issued for increased wildfire danger. The fire, which broke out Monday and was fed by erratic winds, caused power outages and prompted evacuation orders for more than 500 residents of a remote forest community near Lake Tahoe. The Bear Fire, about 20 miles north of Truckee, had grown to more than 2 square miles with zero containment as of Tuesday morning.
The California desert communities of Palm Springs, Twentynine Palms, Needles and Barstow will also heat up, with Furnace Creek in Death Valley expected to reach 118 F over the weekend.
Cooling centers were set up across Los Angeles County, where officials urged residents to check on neighbors who are elderly, infirm or otherwise vulnerable amid rising temperatures. “Hot days aren’t just uncomfortable — they can be dangerous,” said LA County Health Officer Muntu Davis. Officials said cooling centers have been activated in the city for 19 days since July 3.
There is no respite from the heat for outdoor vendors. It’s the same story for plenty of other people in the Phoenix area, especially construction workers and landscapers.
Ramiro Lopez has been landscaping in suburban Phoenix for five years and says each summer seems hotter than the last. Between jobs, he takes breaks in his air-conditioned truck to escape the heat, but for the past three months, he has been very unwell.
“I learned to drink a lot of sports drinks and make sure I’m done by 1 a.m.,” Lopez said. “Otherwise, it’s too much.”
Stayed 37 nights in Phoenix This summer which did not cool below 90 F, another record.
There have also been 54 days of 110 degree temperatures, just one day away from breaking last year’s record of 55 days. That figure could be broken later this week. Heat is hard on everyone, but especially hard on low-income areas.
“Not cooling down at night can affect people’s health because the body can accumulate heat,” Arizona State University climatologist Irinan Sefel wrote in an email response. “People should make sure to stay cool and hydrated.”
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