An unprecedented string of scorching summer heat waves has shattered single-day temperature records across the Southern and Southwestern regions of the United States. Major cities nationwide, from California to Florida, are experiencing “dangerously” hot conditions that are persisting throughout the week. The National Weather Service reports that on July 23, Reno, Nevada; Helena, Montana; and Grand Junction, Colorado, broke their daily temperature records at 104, 103, and 105 degrees, respectively. On July 22, Salt Lake City hit a daily record high of 105 degrees, San Juan, Puerto Rico reached a record high of 94 degrees, and Phoenix set yet another daily record of 118 degrees—making it the 23rd consecutive day with temperatures above 110 degrees. On July 21, El Paso, Texas, broke its daily record for the fifth day in a row, reaching a high of 107 degrees, while Flagstaff, Arizona, set its third consecutive daily record at 90 degrees. Phoenix extended its streak of 110-plus-degree days to 21 on July 20, breaking another daily temperature record at 115 degrees, while Flagstaff, Arizona, set a daily record of 90 degrees. On July 19, Phoenix experienced another record-breaking day with the temperature at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor Airport reaching 119 degrees, the hottest day since 2017 and the fourth-hottest day on record for the city. Flagstaff, Arizona, also set a daily record at 92 degrees, as did El Paso, Texas (111), Tucson, Arizona (112), and Baton Rouge, Louisiana (98). The heat wave continued on July 18, as Phoenix set a record for most consecutive days with temperatures of 110 degrees or higher, reaching its 19th day with temperatures hitting 118 degrees. Death Valley, California, broke its daily temperature record at a remarkable 128 degrees, while Tucson, Arizona, broke its daily record at 112 degrees, and Las Vegas reached a daily record of 100 degrees. Multiple Texas cities, including Austin, Corpus Christi, El Paso, Fort Worth, and San Antonio, also broke daily temperature records at 107, 101, 109, 110, and 104 degrees, respectively. On July 17, Las Vegas broke its daily record at 96 degrees, while Flagstaff, Arizona, broke its record at 94 degrees. Four Texas cities—San Antonio, Austin, El Paso, and Fort Worth—broke their daily records at 104, 108, 109, and 108, respectively. Salt Lake City surpassed its daily record high on July 16 with a temperature of 106 degrees, while Santa Rosa, California, tied its daily record at 99 degrees. Flagstaff, Arizona, broke its daily record at 96 degrees, as did Corpus Christi, Texas (103 degrees), Mobile, Alabama (98), Baton Rouge, Louisiana (100), Austin, Texas (106), El Paso, Texas (105), Sacramento (109), and Reno, Nevada (108). Carson City, Nevada, shattered its previous daily record of 99 degrees with a scorching 105 degrees. On July 15, Flagstaff, Arizona, tied its daily record at 89 degrees. On July 14, two major Texas cities tied their daily high temperature records, with San Antonio reaching 105 degrees and Waco hitting 104. Fort Worth, Texas, broke its daily record at 106 degrees, and Phoenix tied its daily high at 116. Phoenix set its latest daily high temperature record on July 13 at 114 degrees, while Baton Rouge, Louisiana, tied its daily record at 99 degrees. On July 12, Phoenix tied a daily temperature record at a high of 114 degrees, equaling a record set in 2020. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, tied its daily high temperature on July 11 at 96 degrees. Miami broke its daily temperature record for the fourth consecutive day on July 8, reaching 96 degrees. On July 6, Tucson, Arizona, set a record daily high at 110 degrees, breaking the previous record by one degree. Portland, Oregon, experienced a sweltering day on July 5 with a record-breaking temperature of 98 degrees, while Vancouver, Washington, and Eugene, Oregon, also set daily highs at 96 and 99 degrees, respectively. El Paso, Texas, broke a daily record at a staggering 107 degrees. On July 4, Tampa set another record high at 97 degrees. According to the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, July 4 marked the planet’s hottest day in nearly 125,000 years, with a temperature of 62.92 degrees. On July 1, Tampa broke its daily record at 99 degrees, while Stockton, California, broke its record at 109 degrees, and Sacramento tied its record at 109 degrees. Multiple cities across the country tied their daily record highs on June 30, including Tampa (96 degrees), Corpus Christi, Texas (98), and Billings, Montana (99). On June 29, Miami set its second consecutive daily temperature record at 95 degrees, while Fort Worth, Texas, narrowly reached a record daily high of 103 degrees, and New Orleans broke another daily record at 100 degrees—the first time the temperature reached triple digits at the city’s airport in seven years. Roswell, New Mexico, set another daily high on June 28 at 112 degrees, marking the city’s second hottest day on record, while Miami broke another daily record with a temperature of 95 degrees. As the heat wave moved east on June 25, New Orleans set a new daily record at 98 degrees, surpassing last year’s high of 97 degrees. Roswell, New Mexico, tied its daily heat record on June 24 with a high of 110 degrees, matching a record set in 1990, while San Antonio tied its daily record for the second consecutive day at 102 degrees. On June 23, San Antonio tied its daily heat record at 102 degrees, and Laredo set another daily record at 109 degrees. On June 22, Corpus Christi, McAllen, and Laredo continued to break record daily high temperature records at 103, 105, and 114 degrees, respectively. On June 21, the Florida Keys tied a daily high temperature record at 94 degrees, while St. Paul, Minnesota, broke a daily record at 91 degrees, Corpus Christi, Texas, broke a daily record at 100 degrees, and Houston tied its daily record at 99 degrees. Laredo and McAllen broke daily records again on June 20 at 114 and 106 degrees, respectively, while Austin set another daily record at 106 degrees, and Midland broke its daily record at 109 degrees. Records were shattered across Texas during a heat wave on June 19, with new daily highs in San Antonio (105 degrees) and McAllen (107), while Austin tied its previous daily record of 106 degrees. Laredo tied an all-time record-high temperature for the city (115 degrees) and broke another daily record on June 13 at 111 degrees. On June 16, Miami broke a daily record with a temperature of 95 degrees, toppling a record that had stood for 12 years, while Fort Lauderdale also broke a daily heat record at 95 degrees. Cincinnati broke a daily high record on June 3, surpassing a record set in 1951 with a temperature of 93 degrees. Hartford saw a daily record on June 2 at 94 degrees, beating a record set in 1961 by 3 degrees. Philadelphia narrowly beat a 23-year record on the same day at 95 degrees, while temperature records were also broken in the Midwest, including St. Louis, Missouri (93 degrees), and Detroit, Michigan (90 degrees). Buffalo set daily temperature records on consecutive days to start off June at 90 degrees, Syracuse, New York, set a record at 91 degrees, and Fargo, North Dakota, set a daily record at 97 degrees. The heatwave has prompted an excessive heat warning in Arizona, southern California, and parts of Utah, with heat advisories in effect throughout the South, Southwest, and Great Plains. The sweltering conditions are bringing heat indexes—taking into consideration humidity—into the 120s and 130s in some areas, posing dangerously hot conditions. Forecasters advise residents to stay hydrated in air-conditioned rooms, avoid strenuous outdoor activity, and take extra precautions while being outside. Forecasters predict that southwestern cities, including Phoenix, could continue to set heat records throughout the week, while heat warnings may persist in California, Florida, and the Great Plains. These early-season heat waves are expected to be indicative of what is to come as the weather phenomenon El Niño develops, bringing warmer air north. Scientists also warn that the effects of climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions will continue to drive temperatures upward, leading to prolonged drought conditions and more frequent and intense wildfires. Last year, approximately 1,500 cities and towns in the United States experienced daily heat records being broken over a 30-day period. Similar heatwaves have also affected the United Kingdom and southern Europe. This year, China experienced a heatwave that broke single-day temperature records, while the United Kingdom is also bracing for record-breaking heat.
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