By Brett Rathbun, AccuWeather.com Meteorologist
June 18,2016; 8:23PM,EDT
An extreme heat wave will grip the southwestern United States this weekend and early next week.
A strong ridge of high pressure will take control and strengthen into next week, sending temperatures to dangerous levels.
"When a ridge of high pressure like this one forms in the middle to late June, it can deliver some of the hottest weather possible to the Desert Southwest," AccuWeather Western U.S. Expert Ken Clark said.
Temperatures will run between 10 and 20 degrees Fahrenheit above average through the early part of next week.
"The peak of the heat in many areas will be on Monday, but Sunday and Tuesday will be no slouches either in the high heat department," Clark said.
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With multiple fires raging across the region, the heat could pose problems for firefighters.
"The heat and increasing dryness will continue to elevate the wildfire danger," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski said. "There will continue to be episodes of Sundowner winds (northerly downsloping winds) that threaten to further fan the Sherpa Fire and spread any new blazes in southwestern California," Pydynowski said.
In central New Mexico, the Dog Head Fire prompted a declaration of a state of emergency from Gov. Susana Martinez. The fire has burned over 17,000 acres.
Not only will it be hot compared to average, but temperatures will likely challenge all-time record highs.
Palm Springs, California; Phoenix, Arizona; and Las Vegas, Nevada, are just some of the many cities which will approach their all-time record-high temperatures this weekend into early next week.
"This will push power consumption to the limits to keep buildings cool," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Matt Rinde said.
"Outdoor activities should be severely limited if not avoided completely," Rinde said.
While the extreme heat is common during the summer months across the Southwest, the upcoming heat will be dangerous if not deadly.
"The last time temperatures were close to the levels we are expecting in the Southwest was in 2005 and 1990," Clark said.
The highest temperature on record in the United States during the month of June is 129 F in Death Valley, California, on June 30, 2013.
"That record could be in jeopardy this weekend or early next week," AccuWeather Meteorologist Ryan Adamson said.
Despite very dry air and low humidity levels in place, AccuWeather RealFeel® temperatures will still run a few degrees higher than the actual temperature.
Those heading outdoors for an extended period of time throughout the Southwest should wear light-colored clothing, take frequent breaks from activity and stay hydrated.
Pets should not be kept outdoors as they could develop a heat stroke or get sunburnt.
Those traveling at highway speeds during the peak heating in the afternoon will want to use caution as the very hot asphalt could lead to tire blowouts. The heat could also cause roadways to buckle.
"Flights could be affected at major airports, including Sky Harbor in Phoenix and McCarran in Las Vegas, as the extreme heat makes it harder for planes to get lift," Clark said.
Those hoping to beat the heat will want to head to the California beaches as temperatures will run between 30 and 40 degrees lower than most interior locations.
The strong high will begin to break down by the middle to end of next week. While it will remain hot, temperatures will dip much closer to average.
Michael Esworthy ·
"Let's go live in a desert!" ... ... "Why is it so hot? Why am I so thirsty?"
Stewart Orvik ·
I'm siting in my a/c'd home in Glendale. It's 107 outside but I'm very comfortable .
This is the exact opposite of what I put up with in my younger years on the Northern plains.
Up there we had to stay out of the weather all winter, here it's summer , it's not hard to understand.
This is the exact opposite of what I put up with in my younger years on the Northern plains.
Up there we had to stay out of the weather all winter, here it's summer , it's not hard to understand.
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Joseph McLinden
Only
the native people in these areas (those who have lived here a long
time) understand high heat. If you hydrate, put streneous work on hold,
find a shady area, and just relax in a comfortable place, you'll be
fine. Try to fight it, and you'll realize that your body is surrounded
by the heat, and once you overheat your core, it's very difficult to
cool down. That's when the problems begin. Remember, air conditioning
didn't come to these areas until after WWII. Before then, people
understood the rules of mother nature, and heeded her warnings. Simple
solutions to natural occurances.
Joe Greenwell ·
Hmmm
it is called summer. Don't blame man made climate change unless when
tempetures are 'normal' you blame man made climate change.
Mike Smith ·
I
picked up a tourist in the cab here in Tucson a few years back from the
local hospital. She had gone in with stomach cramps and didn't know
what was wrong. I asked her if the doctor told her to drink more water.
She answered yes. That's all it was. Dehydration can happen in an hour
if you're not careful and bring on bad symptoms. Next is headache,
dizziness and unconsciousness. It's no joking matter but it's not an
earth-shattering catastrophe, either. Just respect the heat.
Sandra Hooper
My son is being sent there to fight wild fires . Please pray for their safety.
Steve Mobilcams
I
have to disagree with the "AZ residents" that say this is totally
normal lol.. It hasn't been this hot since I was a little kid.. It
doesn't normally get up to 120+ in Phoenix every year.. The last time it
hit 120 was in the 90's.. It's a heat wave yes and the purpose of this
article was to inform.. Elderly and young children are at risk as well
as the homeless.. This heat IS in fact very dangerous..
Brett Stevenson
Disagree
all you want. I'm a lifer here in Phoenix. This heat is normal. Maybe
120 is extreme, but heat happens every year. The sky isn't falling, it's
just summer.
Steve Mobilcams
I
am a lifer too unfortuately.. And if you have been around a while - I
am sure you have noticed that we are in a drought and we have been for
over a decade now.. When I was younger the monsoon season actually
brought rain and lots of it.. not just dust storms and lightning..
Everyone likes to deny things when there is scientific proof, and even
believe things when there is no scientific proof..
Shawn Romack ·
Steve Mobilcams A drought and you live in the desert....
Stewart Orvik ·
Steve Mobilcams I would suggest you learn Mandarin and tell that to the Chinese.
They are one of the biggest culprits.
Even our mealy mouthed President doesn't seem to have the courage to tell them to clean up their act.
They are one of the biggest culprits.
Even our mealy mouthed President doesn't seem to have the courage to tell them to clean up their act.
Brett Stevenson
Steve
Mobilcams Check rainfall totals for monsoon 2012, 13 and 14. All 3 were
record rains in Flagstaff and other parts of the state.
Keith Brown ·
Seattle temps in the upper 60's this weekend. Airlines must be full of "refugees" from the SW.
Tou Parish ·
There's
a name for this condition. I know it's one of those hard to pronounce
words for libtards, but its called "Summer"... pronounced "some err".
Keep practicing, quiz tomorrow.
Tony Winston ·
Liberal does not mean retarded. They call it Liberal Arts in college. Maybe you didn't get that far.
JD Norris ·
Jonathan Perez Summer has not yet started.
Jonathan STout
It's
the weather, not a headine except for the sensationalism media mongers
that are simply ignorant. It does this EVERY year. We were in Havasu
about 10 years ago and it was over 120 and up to 126 sometimes for 10
days in a row. Easy to catch a good tan if so inclined.
Liam O Brien ·
Its
the weather folks , So quit Ur whining. Nature is in control .Always
has been , always will be. How hard is that to understand.?
Randy Rentsch
The
progressive liberal zealots will never understand! They must always
find some cause or inanimate object to blame to push their agenda!
Crease McCall
I've
lived in Arizona for over 60 years and I worked the heat-buckled
streets of Phoenix in a police car for 27 of those years. All this
record-setting bunk is just environmentalist propaganda and hype. 120
farenheit, no problem. It's all part of a normal summer day. Don't
like it? Don't come here.
Tou Parish ·
As a Chandler, AZ resident for 20 years, I agree.
Chris Rohde ·
Yeah,
It may set a record for the particular day, but it's not incredibly out
of the norm either. Once we hit 115+ it's so hot that I don't think
anyone would really notice another 5 degrees. I certainly can't tell.
Here's a pic of the top 4, only one I missed was 1995. But if you took
every 115-118 day since 1990 and recorded those, you would probably have
500 of them. Again, I can't feel the difference. It's just hot.
Jay Smith ·
Chris Rohde The average number of days per year in Phoenix with a maximum temperature of 110 degrees or higher is 9.9.
Jay Smith ·
Chris
Rohde After doing a little research, there is evidence to support the
claim that 115 degree days in Phoenix are uncommon. Even days of 114 are
quite rare, averaging just one every summer since 1990. Regardless of
the season or the weather conditions, people tend to exaggerate the
numbers so it only seems that it's hotter, colder, or snowier, depending
on where you are. Figures compliments of the National Weather Service,
Sky Harbor Airport.
Since 1990 there have been:
114 degree days 26
115 " " 19
116 " " 8
117 " " 4
118 " " 3
119 " " 1
120 " " 1...See More
Since 1990 there have been:
114 degree days 26
115 " " 19
116 " " 8
117 " " 4
118 " " 3
119 " " 1
120 " " 1...See More
Ken Perdue ·
Hot, yes, but hardly record setting. I lived in some of these areas for many years and saw temps higher than these when I did.
Stephen Bach
Please
send some of your "global warming" to us here in Southwest France;
temperatures have been in the low 60's-50's and rain, rain, rain.
Fracio Medrano ·
Haha,
I grew up in the Heart of this Region and still live here. We don't
drop like flies here as Mid Westerners do. We are Battle tested when it
comes to freaking hot temperatures. I work outdoor so I understand and
respect the heat, drink water, lots of it.. keep covered.. long sleeves
etc. This story is just ment to oooh and awe you civilized folk.
Jake Stone
Hey tough guy, come out here where the humidity is 95%, you'll be talking out the other side of your over-sized head.
Jerry Jewell ·
Fracio
Medrano - Or....hang out with us Mid Westerners around mid January with
20 below zero wind chills. Drinking water and wearing long sleeves
will be the least of your concerns....although, them is some hot temps
y'all got!
Crease McCall
Jake Stone, why do you think we live in the desert? Because we hate humidity. It's a dry heat.
Battman Battman ·
The electric companies and stockholders, LOVE IT! Relax, it's called weather. If it bothers you too much, relocate.
Lloyd Coskey
I
do. My home is on wheels, I just turn the key and move. On my way to
8500 ft in AZ. But that is not a solution for most folks. Get real.
Davis-Guess Wendy ·
I
live in heart of central California, and for the last week, it has been
80s during day, 50s at night. I have had to wear a sweater in evening.
Wendy Godwin ·
I
get out and do yardwork in the heat of the afternoon. Am not a morning
person. I wear a hat, drink alot of water, take breaks, and happy I
don't live where it snows.
Dominick Mezzapesa ·
well
it's freezing in the northeast. I lived here for 50 years and it's
never been so cold. We had summer heat maybe for a few days other than
that it's more like seattle rainy, damp and cold
Jay Smith ·
Hang in there! Most locations in the northeast will be in the 80's and 90's this weekend.
Carol Johnson Baumgartner
Seattle's
been sucky lately, too. We had two days of summer awhile back. It'll
get to 90 one of these days and I'll be complaining, though.
Stewart Orvik ·
I
spent half my life on the upper plains, and now live in Phoenix, I can
tell you that the weather situation is exactly opposite. Up North we
stay inside most of the winter, we do the same here in the summer, but
no Misquitoes.
Ron Long ·
Works at Marketing Consultant
Yo,
it's Arizona...This is the hot side of what we live here for ... Ain't
that bad even with a semi broke AC...Buck up yoyo's....Love the big AZ
...
Crease McCall
Lloyd
Coskey. Nice place Alpine. Too many folks just don't realize we have
all types of environments here, and I'm glad they don't because we have
enough liberals here as it is.
Cassie Russo
Crease McCall Shhhhh. Please don't tell 'em; we already have enough in Flag.
Suzanne Langstroth
A wet towel around the neck, and/or a constant spray bottle. Keep your hair wet.
The west was mostly settled since the age of the air conditioner. Before that in the old west, I'm convinced people only could have survived just pouring buckets of water over their clothes. The dry evaporation rate is so fast here, once when I went tubing on the Salt River in long sleeves & jeans, I thought I was going to freeze my tuckus walking through the 115 degrees to the pickup point.
The west was mostly settled since the age of the air conditioner. Before that in the old west, I'm convinced people only could have survived just pouring buckets of water over their clothes. The dry evaporation rate is so fast here, once when I went tubing on the Salt River in long sleeves & jeans, I thought I was going to freeze my tuckus walking through the 115 degrees to the pickup point.
Howard Stapleton
spraybottle of water and a fan on low, then sip water occasionally and you'll be fine
Paul Santori ·
Those
of us living here expect this sort of weather this time of year, and
most of us do a fine job dealing with it. We don't see it as the
disaster you reporters from wherever make it out to be.
Michael Rodriguez ·
Maybe
if you're holed up in your house with the AC full blast during the heat
wave. Some people work outdoors in it, and there are people who have
died as a result of it. Passing this off as just another day is
dangerous thinking at best. I was born and raised in the desert here
and it is a big deal, so you shouldn't try to make it like it isn't.
Hurricane Katrina victims had the same line of thinking and paid the
price for it.
Danny Grimm
Just
curious. I've seen a lot of news reports of this record heat, did it
actually hit a record today? I don't live there, and no news site is
reporting it.
I mean, we're entering summer, I would assume this is usual weather for you guys.
I mean, we're entering summer, I would assume this is usual weather for you guys.
Jay Smith ·
Danny
Grimm The real heat will begin today and intensify tomorrow with a
forecast high of 120 in Phoenix. Daily highs are expected to be 112+ for
the rest of the month in the Valley of the Sun. That's abnormally hot
even for the Phoenix area.
Thomas Heater ·
Back in the summer of '88 it got to 118 in Sacramento. 112 for them is easy
Paul Hahn
Pretty
silly to even report this, but it fits in with the trend to
sensationalize anything and everything. What should have been reported,
but wasn't, was last July (2015) when NWS Phoenix did not exceed 110°
the entire month, the first time that's happened since 1955 and only
(IIRC) the fourth time in the last 100 years.
Jay Smith ·
July 2015 was abnormally cool for Phoenix but it was followed by the second hottest August on record.
Da Bo
Things
are getting warmer in many regions of the world, but the desert SW of
the US is actually experiencing very little change. Heat waves happen.
The man-made global warming hysteria is more a barometer of our
POLITICAL environment than anything else. There's no way of proving
current warming is man made or anything more than intermittent
warming/cooling that has gone on for millenia. EVERYTHING is politicized
now. One party has decided that "saving the world" will gain them
political clout. They also drum up racial hysteria for the same reason
-- "we'll save you."
Clyde Mcdowell
To: Da Bo
I smiled as I read your post...so obvious you know nothing about global climate change. I'll loan my library card: get into your local library, but first be sure to master the 6th grade stuff about climate change. Then as you master the high school materials about climate change and get into college level stuff bring me my library card back, and we can then have a real conversation on this topic. Until then, best you keep your clapper sealed, you only show your ignorance.
I smiled as I read your post...so obvious you know nothing about global climate change. I'll loan my library card: get into your local library, but first be sure to master the 6th grade stuff about climate change. Then as you master the high school materials about climate change and get into college level stuff bring me my library card back, and we can then have a real conversation on this topic. Until then, best you keep your clapper sealed, you only show your ignorance.
Tom Fallows
Clyde
Mcdowell I just got a liberry card today from my new liberry where I
live and I am so excited ...can you tell me what books I should read so I
can cetch up on this here war in stuff? Thanks padna
Craig Campbell ·
Clyde
Mcdowell You are doing a fabulous job of showing YOUR ignorance AND
arrogance. I'm sure you are one of the fools who believes the science
is settled on the matter. Never mind the fact that even calling the
so-called "evidence" behind the global warming hoax "science" at all is
laughable. So much of the so-called "science" is based on IPCC computer
models that time and mother nature herself have proven to be
hilariously inaccurate. These are the same people who warned of an
impending ice age back in the 1970's then started warning that all of
the polar ice caps would disappear by 2012...See More
Eddy J. Secco
Clyde
Mcdowell Ignorance Alert! Instead of believing propaganda, use your
brain and think critically. For example, what caused the global climate
to change from from a ~100,000 year ice age to the current gradual
warming that began 12,000 years ago? It appears there were at least four
more ice ages prior to that going back 2.1 - 2.4 billion years ago.
With global warming between ice ages, of course. No humans existed 2
billion years ago. As a matter of fact, the first multicellular
creatures didn't exist until about 542 million years ago. Anthropegenic
climate change is a hoax.
Mick Savage ·
Clyde Mcdowell - are you aware that Mars is warming up? Please explain.
Bryan Burlison ·
Clyde
Mcdowell rather than insult why don't you present facts along with
references rather than your library card. I think that would be more
persausive.
Paul Havig ·
Clyde Mcdowell It must be difficult for you to live in the world with us ignorant minions.
We're not saying that there is no global warming, but we question the models (such as those used to whip up fear and frenzy in Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth) and do suspect that the Left really just wants a political issue to beat up on Republicans with. And your side is the one that is suddenly trying to pull a typical hot day in Phoenix out of context as some kind of proof that we all need to start driving electric Smart Cars and flying airplanes powered by solar panels.
We're not saying that there is no global warming, but we question the models (such as those used to whip up fear and frenzy in Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth) and do suspect that the Left really just wants a political issue to beat up on Republicans with. And your side is the one that is suddenly trying to pull a typical hot day in Phoenix out of context as some kind of proof that we all need to start driving electric Smart Cars and flying airplanes powered by solar panels.
Michael Rodriguez ·
Clyde
Mcdowell Climate changes as the Earth goes through epochs. Antarctica
was once green and lush, and the high deserts of Arizona were once
swamps. The city of Ur in Mesopotamia was once coastal, as little as
3000 years ago; it is now well inland. The city of Tyre was also once
basically an island, it is now connected by land (and not just because
of the bridge Alexander built). The Earth, its climate, and the land
itself are more dynamic than you would believe. Attacking someone's
intelligence on the matter is stupid AND ignorant. There have been
several climate anomalies through the history of the Earth.
Diane Munkirs ·
Clyde
Mcdowell I tend to agree with DaBo...from my Biology class I learned
that the earth has a wobble as it traverses in an elipitical shape
around the sun over thousands of years....when it wobbles toward the sun
it is much warmer and when it wobbles the other way it is cooler. All
this man made climate change is just political to put money in the hands
of poor countries. Bunk
Suzanne Langstroth
Clyde
Mcdowell If you peruse this comment section, you will see many people
who live in the desert SW commenting that they don't know why this is a
story. This is extremely typical mid-June weather. It's totally
expected, as it happens every year. We plan our tomato gardens AROUND
it, with two seasons, pre- and post- June/July.
Isaac Vagelatos ·
Phoenix
is going to break the daily record on both Sunday and Monday. We likely
won't break the Max record of 122 but we will get close.
James Johnston ·
dRY HEAT. Not bad for people, but bad for the foret.
Isaac Vagelatos ·
He means dry heat isn't bad for people (which is wrong), but it is bad for the forest because it can start fires.
Jake Phillips
What you people call ehat waves we call summer inthe South. Try 100 with 60% humidity. Absolutely brutal.
Michael Rodriguez ·
Sorry
buddy, but I've lived in the California desert for over 20 years, and
in the South for over 12, and I much prefer the heat of the South. It
doesn't stay as hot as long, and you get cloudy days much more often to
alleviate the heat. I miss it actually.
Jim Hood ·
Here
in lower Alabama we have been having 105-112 Heat indexes for the last
few days, and it will be that way for the Summer through August. It is
the South guys, get over it. It is like this every year.
Steve Vorhies
I
remember seeing a guy driving a 1969 Volkswagon bug in Pheonix and it
was 116 degrees. I was thinking, "How in the hell does an air cooled
motor last for more than 10 minutes in this?"
David Quinn
115 is often reached in summer in Phoenix. Why all the fuss?
John C. Bresnik ·
Right - I went to ASU and it was quite often 120° in June just before I left for the summer (I lived in LA) -- no big deal...
Joe De La Garza
technically its not summer yet until summer solstice in two weeks. THAT'S the big difference.
Art Hasse ·
I
am certain the global warmers are getting their "I told you so's" ready
to go while they conveniently ignore the record cold at the South Pole
that sort of averages out all of this.
Paul Havig ·
Joe
De La Garza Not really a big difference. Mid to latter June is when we
usually get the hottest temps -- The 122 record (1990 before global
warming hysteria was trendy) came about this time in June). And BTW, we
had a cooler than normal May and early part of June this year -- true
story.
Isaac Vagelatos ·
It's meteorolgical summer already, that starts on June 1st.
Dedrianne Hartgers ·
CEO at Dedrianne's
It
gives humans something to worry about I guess. I lived in Laughlin in
the 90s and it was 108 at 8:30pm in the parking garage. It was normal,
no one talked about it. Everyone helped their neighbors. Part of living
there.
Sue Hudler
The
ignorance of some people is just appalling. Giving up on trying to make
meaningful comments on this heat wave. Off to do some proactive things
to get ready, suggest those with brains do the same.
Isaac Vagelatos ·
I
would say about 80% of everybody who comments has 0 understanding of
Meteorology and probably doesn't even read half the article.
John C. Bresnik ·
We've
lived in Escondido for 39 years (very hot summers) -- you get used to
it. We came from cool Santa Monica and the first few years here were
torture. So... adapt already. Or, move up to the cool northwest --
that's nice up there.
Quentin Daniels
Yes sir, it cool in the temprature up here. Its actually raining at the moment.
Pacific Northwest - Olympia WA
Pacific Northwest - Olympia WA
Susan Neal ·
Sign of the Last Days it is going to get worse. Better make your peace with God!
Kevin Jack
We've heard that before! Keep prepping with that invisble man!
Dedrianne Hartgers ·
CEO at Dedrianne's
Kevin Jack Happy you insulted someone?
Sue Hudler
Well
the "other" prominent weather site was just talking about the coming
heat wave. What is unusual about this one will be its persistence and
wide area, they report 19 states will feel some of the effects. The far
southwest is predicted to have day after day of hotter than normal
weather, 15 or more degrees above the already hot normals. That is what
is alarming. If average is already say 98 in a specific area for this
date and you add 15 to that now you are talking 113. As the meeorologist
discussing the heat wave mentioned dryness and heat keep perpetuating
and increasing each other. Unfor...See More
Pat Fuentes
Yes. I noticed the same points you brought up, and I'm horrified. This will be the most unbearable summer yet.
Homer Southern Felknor ·
Approaching
the all time record.....That must have been during the other Global
Warming.....seriously, take care of youselves.....heat kills. Every
Year.
David Lamb ·
Works at Self-Employed
C'mon...
I've been in PHX before (20 + years ago) when they couldn't take off
because of the heat (>122F). This is summer, people...
Ja Busse ·
still
higher than normal for June. Usually these temps are reserved for late
July before the monsoons start. As they say in the article this
happens about every 13 or so years. It is part of the historic normal
cycle. BTW I was in Denpasar Bali when a KAL 747 taxied out on a
darn hot day and sunk into the taxiway. It was like a tar pit eating a
sabre tooth tigher. Closed the airport for a week.
Paul Grimes ·
ok i remember that also i think it was 26 or 27 years ago
Werner Hoermann ·
Ja Busse 50% of all days are higher than normal, but logic is not part of the global warming religion
Bill Bumgarner ·
Werner Hoermann Your 50% claim makes no sense at all.
That isn't how trend comparison works.
If, say, the average temperature for June is 100ºF and every day in June is over 100ºF, then that would be 100% of the days over normal. If 3/4s of the days were under 100ºF, that would be 75% of the days less than the normal temperature.
That isn't how trend comparison works.
If, say, the average temperature for June is 100ºF and every day in June is over 100ºF, then that would be 100% of the days over normal. If 3/4s of the days were under 100ºF, that would be 75% of the days less than the normal temperature.
Alex Heiphetz ·
Bill
Bumgarner Yep, and if half of the days temperature is 110, and half of
the days, it's 90, then average is 100 and half of the days temperature
is higher then average. So it makes perfect sense.
Timothy Roberts ·
Well in that case, come'on by next week :D
Chris Konze
Ja
Busse, the heat can really damage any taxiways that aren't concrete.
However, the reason aircraft can't take off during very hot weather is
because the air is not dense enough to create lift. Consequently, to
become airborne they would need a much longer runway. I've seen
visiting Air Force aircraft unable to leave for home base until evening,
when the air cooled enough to clear the runway on takeoff.
Rafi Metz ·
This
article is linked from Drudge, so there will be all kinds of wacko
pseudo-political rubbish being spewed. Just roll up your windows and
ignore the stench.
Jeff Tucker ·
Works at Jefftuckermusic.com
How did you know it's linked from Drudge?
Chris Konze
That's
correct, and the leftist moonbats won't be able to bark at the moon
unchallenged. BTW, I have been a meteorologist since 1976 and a
climatologist since 1984. I also carry a Master of Science in each.
There is absolutely no evidence of anthropogenic warming of the planet.
The minor warming that occurred in the 80s and into the mid 90s was
normal climate variation. There has been no net cooling or warming
since then.
Tom Osborne Sr. ·
Chris Konze The ledt-loons will all be screaming "Globbal Warming - the world is ending"
Last winter when temps were way below normal, it was a 'anomoly'. When the temp hits a little higher than normal, it's the end of the world.
Last winter when temps were way below normal, it was a 'anomoly'. When the temp hits a little higher than normal, it's the end of the world.
Jay Smith ·
Tom
Osborne Sr. Funny but I haven't heard one person claim that, at least
in the responses to this story. When a cold spell in the winter makes
the news all the deniers are out in force claiming that below normal
temperatures for a few days is proof that the world is not heating up.
By the way, temperatures were significantly above normal last winter
over much of the United States. The winter of 2014-15 was a cold one,
however.
Pamela Thomas Hickey ·
And yet, here you are....
Adam Burttschell ·
Jay
Smith We just had the coldest temperature ever observed on earth last
week in Antarctica...how many article or blogs did you see pertaining to
this?
Gary Griffin ·
We used to call this summer....but we used to call marrige........
Mark J. Ryan ·
You
never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an
opportunity to do things you think you could not do before. Rahm
Emanuel
Ogner Frybrain ·
Meantime out in Oregon it's been snowing on the passes for the last few days. I had to use fireplace the other morning!
Sa Wallick ·
Of
for heavens sake. We lived in the Southwest for 60 years. This is
just called summer time in the Southwest. Why are you making such a big
deal out of this.
Mike Arvand ·
All time high's. or lows. At least until the next tie they need another global warming hit piece...
Sue Hudler
It
really anoys me how flippant people are about the potential dangers. I
too have lived in the high desert for decades with just swamp coolers
and I respect what these heat waves can do. People can die, animals can
die. Yes it gets hot every year, always some days in the 100's but this
heat wave is over a very large area and in some places is going to last
more than just a few days and not much relief at night either. The power
grid is so interconnected these days that an outage in one area can
take down other areas. Just remember the grid going down in an area can
cause real suffering, its n...See More
Ogner Frybrain ·
Hopefully
nobody is arguing that heat doesn't kill, it does! While global warming
is pure BS and all the taxes in the world won't help. Heat is a killer,
always has been and always will be, stay cool!
Harrison H. McDonald PE ·
Accuweather
is in the tank with Global Warming alarmists. Temp stations are in
areas of urban development and blacktop streets that were in green
fields a few years back. It's hotter over blacktop than over
grass---DUH! I am cool and happy in Palm Coast Forida where the cool
breeze from the Atlantic seldom allows the temp to be over 90 F. And
for all the wise guys, gator deaths average LESS than 1 per year.
Ken Chapman
Harry, now we can include the effect of all those black solar panels that get hot enough to fry bacon making hot spells hotter.
David Levine
Normal weather in the desert for this time of year. Feels great.
Joseph McLinden
Talk
to the people who grew up in Needles, CA or Gila Bend, AZ. Humans can
live in extreme heat, as long as the understand how to survive in
extremely hot areas. Outsiders cannot start to understand the lives of
those who are used to living in these areas, often without air
conditioning.
Dave Johnson ·
Agreed.
I just looked it up and July 17, 2005 in Needles it was 125. That was
at a NOAA weather station, not some bank readout. The folks in
Needles, Lake Havasu, Thermal, CA - they get quite a chuckle out of the
'heat wave' hysteria.
Gloria James ·
In June of 1998 the thermometer at the outlet mall north of Phoenix read
114 degrees, at 11:00 at night. This is the desert folks.
114 degrees, at 11:00 at night. This is the desert folks.
Jack Friedman ·
That's why I 'cooled off' by moving to Tucson. Everything is relative.
Joseph McLinden
The
only issue can be failure of the electric grid. But, the environmental
protection people will be doing everything in their power to make sure
California has enough generating power during these hot summer days.
So, if your power fails during hot weather, you can simply call the EPA
people for answers to your overheading concerns.
Tim Taylor ·
If
you have over heating concerns maybe moving to a desert isn't such a
bright idea in the first place. Its no mystery why some of the most
ignorant people live in the desert and swamps in this country.
Joseph McLinden
Tim
Taylor Although I live on the coastal plain, I think your pre-concieved
opinion regarding those who choose to live in alternative areas is
unfounded and disrespectful.
Jack Friedman ·
Tim Taylor Jesus & Moses both lived in the desert.
Jeff Tucker ·
Works at Jefftuckermusic.com
Tim Taylor ....writes the pompous one, who lives on a giant fault line.
Wade Handy
Joseph McLinden Let him think the way he wants to think.
Sherman Watkins ·
Yes, but what temp will the giant thermometer read in Baker (as people begin climbing the Baker grade)?
Jack Rutledge ·
Unfortunately I think they shut that thermometer down.
Randal Rhodes
Jack Rutledge I just looked it up, they fixed it, again
Dave Nantz ·
105* with 7% humidity is much more comfy than 85* with 80% humidity.
Jack Friedman ·
Any
day of the year! I'll take Tucson over KC in the summer anytime. Now,
if only the Royals could play some homegames down here!
Michael Rodriguez ·
Haha
85 with any amount of humidity is still comfortable...what are you
talking about? If what you really said was 95 with 80% humidity, then I
would probably agree with you. I should know since I was raised in the
California deserts (over 20 years here) and lived in the South for over
12 years. And forget about the northeastern states; they don't even
know what hot is. They'd probably get a heat stroke if they saw the sun
on a magazine cover.
Dave Nantz ·
Michael Rodriguez It will be 119* later this week. Now THAT is hot. Cold beer and air conditioning.
Mike Husmann ·
Working security at an oil facility in TEXAS, already been 103 - LOVE IT.
Thomas J Van Nuland
You
love it? It's a dry heat right? lol I live in the Santa Cruz mountains
about 3 miles from the Pacific Ocean, we rarely get over 80*. And I
love it THAT way.
Bonnie Leigh
Totally
Agree Mike. Born and raise outside of Buffalo NY... lived there for 18
years. Lived 20 years in FL (Gulf Coast) 4 years in CA and now almost
18 here in AZ... I will NEVER leave my desert.
Mike Husmann ·
Thomas J Van Nuland NO way, it was 100% humid at 8AM
Jack Leonard Black ·
I
Am sick and tired of all the alarmists over what amounts to NORMAL
temperatures. I had my picture taken under a bank sign that read 118°F
in Nebraska (Bellevue Times) in July 1975. With the humidity it was
hotter than the current southwest. I was still out enjoying the day
riding my bike, in fact, I was on my bike in the front page photo.
Jay Smith ·
Bank
signs are notoriously poor indicators of actual temperatures. According
to weatherunderground, a reliable source, the high in Bellevue, Ne. on
July 5, 1975 was 96 and it was the warmest day of the month.
Saul Korn ·
Works at Self-Employed
Here
in SW FL rain and more rain all of 2016 with records being set of 4 to 5
times more than average. Seems the Eastern 1/2 of the US is doing just
fine. The SW deserts are lapsing back to their old hot and dry days of
yesteryear. Perhaps now we know why so many Indian tribes abonded their
dewelling and moved out of the aera many years ago ?
Sully Godman
Message
from western Az: Not to worry. It's always around 113 or 114 this time
of the year and there's July and August. Low hunidity. I've taken walks
and worked in 113 weather and didn't sweat. But then there's always some
idiots that wander off and these are the idiots that make the news. Oh
yeah, we have water, AC, live by the river, shade trees, most
everything. Like I said , not to worry.
Jack Friedman ·
Of
course you don't sweat, let the non-desert people know that the sweat
evaporates as it hits the skin! All of which gives you a false sense of
security concerning approaching sunstroke. jf from Tucson
Peggy Ann Byron ·
I'm
thinking that rhis article is meant to be a warning, not a climate
change debate. It might not seem like a big deal to most of the US, but
with 2 parents in their 80s living in NV, it matters to me.
Jay Smith ·
It
is supposed to be a warning but everyone turned it into a political
rant which is generally the case with any article pertaining to weather
or gun control.
Bob Slayur
Not
uncommon for Phoenix to hit these kinds of temps. I worked at 2 Phoenix
TV stations and we covered all the heat related stories obviously. Just
stay inside and avoid any strenous physical acitivity. There's a reason
why we invented air conditioners, it's called Phoenix.
Bradley Greenwood ·
In 1996, our power lines melted... causing a HUGE outage.
Let's try to avoid that, Mommy Nature.
Let's try to avoid that, Mommy Nature.
Arizona Jim ·
Nothing unusual about 115 temps for Phoenix.
Jay Smith ·
But 120 has only happened on three occasions. We shall see.
Andrew Russell ·
Headed to the Grand Canyon and Arches next week. I would be disappointed if it wasn't this hot.
Andy Stone ·
Death Death, Everywhere Death
Jack Friedman ·
I think that just reading about the heat has gotten to you!
Richard Thompson ·
Texas has been below norms all year. I think it is all the hot air that the liberals are spewing forth causing it.
Harrison H. McDonald PE ·
Well said sir.
David Keller ·
A day or so ago all time lows were recorded in Antartica: below -80 degrees. Where's the article?
Jay Smith ·
Where's
the article? There isn't one because there were no record lows. It was
-80 and lower, but that's average for this time of the year. Several
people have stated that Antartica reached an all time low of -135 but to
the best of my knowledge that didn't happen.
Jay Smith
It's
that hot regularly in other countries with major populations in the
affected areas. They aren't screaming with end-of-the-world histrionics.
Taylor Rose ·
Works at Realty ONE Group
The
real conversation is the June snow storms in the NorthWest...
something about pre-glacial snow pack? I think its called "nuevo snow"?
Kinda strange when you think of these record highs being just a few
degrees south of a possible glacier formation. :/
Tony Ascaso
Yep
it gets hot in the West and Southwest this time of year. Records do get
broken, but out records don't go back very far when it comes to the
earths weather history. So move on nothing to see here.
Michael Woodworth
more solar panels please
Philip Peake ·
You
do know that solar panels become less efficient the hotter they get?
And that the electronics associated by them becomes more prone to
failure?
Taylor Rose ·
Works at Realty ONE Group
Philip
Peake And you my friend need to realize that a solar panel close to
failure due to excessive heat is still better then burning coal ;) Try not to be negative when it comes to the future.
Joe Miller ·
Taylor
Rose, summer in the desert is always hot. High pressure systems have
always caused hotter, drier weather over short time spans. Neither are
new phenomenon caused by burning coal.
Mary Gerkman ·
A
typical 5 ton air conditioner draws 17500 watts. A solar panel puts out
150 watts. I will need 116 pv panels just to run my air, haha.
John Gancarz ·
Great...
just in time for our vacation! If you hear about a couple of hikers at
the Grand Canyon turning into sun dried tomatoes then you'll know it was
me.
Brian Clark
You probably shouldn't advertise your agenda on public posts.
Myron Christopherson ·
IN
UDDDUR KNEWZ: The coldest temperature ever recorded on earth was taken
just last week (No it was not in Hillary's bedroom) it was at the
'South Pole' -135.8f..(Death valley+129, S.P 135.8).average those two
temps and you find the earths temp is colder than expected, in fact it
is almost as cold as Hillary's Heart!
Ed Andrews ·
Nah, her heart is zero Kelvin.
Jay Smith ·
Do
you have any evidence to support your claim? I searched the internet
but could only come up with temperatures as low as -94 in the past week,
a far cry from -136. By the way, calculating the average temperature
from two stations on either end of the climate spectrum is not how you
determine the earth's overall temperature!
http://www.timeanddate.com/.../antarc.../south-pole/historic
http://www.timeanddate.com/.../antarc.../south-pole/historic
Jay Smith ·
Jane Hummel If you click on the link I provided you will see the temperatures are listed in degrees Fahrenheit.
Jim Clarkson
Headline six months from now:Extreme cold in the northern section of the country.
Rick Vielhaber ·
Remember
when this was a dessert until developers tried to turn it into golf
courses? Weather cycles can be tricky when trying to grow
grass..........
John McKelvey ·
It's called a desert, people. Get over it.
Ari Tai
Will
any of this hit the Northwest? They've had mid 40s mornings when the
skies were clear and beautiful afternoons and evening. Children are
blooming like flowers on the playgrounds. Then again a week or two ago
it was in the mid 90s in mid afternoon. Very ucomfortalble. Be nice if
the accuweather map was all clickable returning a few week forard
tempurature. Nice web presenation and reporiting. Good work,
Accuweather.
David Pinkston ·
Works at Jeld-Wen
I
hope so. 32 degrees in the morning at Black Butte Ranch. New snow on
top of Black Butte and I'm sure a lot of other peaks. I had frost on my
car this last Saturday. The hot weather we had earlier was more than
balanced out by the frigid temperatures following.
Michael McNally
For thse of us who have lived in Arizona for decades, it is "business as usual".
Jimmy Chonga
Finally,
the upper-level high has drifted West, where it belongs. In Texas, we
might be able to finally recover from an 8-year draught; one of the
worst in our state's history -- funny how it seemed to coinside with
obysmal's time in office.
Robert Leon ·
Business as usual. Panic sells papers but I won't be reading them in the pool because they clog up the drains.
Bryant Harper ·
Pfft!
Nothing to see here folks. I moved to Phoeninx 35 years ago this month
and driving through Needles CA on my way from LA it was 123 F according
to the bank sign. When I got to phoeninx arounf 11 that night it was
STILL 118F according to a bank sign.... Now I'm on the Oregon coast an
MAYBE it will break 70F today. Bwaaahhhaaa!
Jay Smith ·
118 at 11 p.m.? The bank sign was incorrect!
Matthew Gregory ·
this
is nothing abnormal. as far as people getting in trouble on hiking
trails. check the weather before you go and prepare to stay in doors.
Patrick Duffy ·
Yes, it's all fun and games to make fun of this new story until someone dies on a hiking trail.
Karl William Heckman ·
Would that be called Natural Selection?
Patrick Duffy ·
Karl William Heckman Oh, it is, it is! But it's still sad.
Patrick Duffy ·
Jim Clarkson I have learned not to go hiking here when it's over 90.
Gregor Pherigo
Bwahaha this is news? Its business as usuall here in phoenix
Framing Reality
Actually,
it is WEATHER.. W ...E....A....T....H....E....R. Typically, here in
the US anyway, we have what we call "sections" dating back to the early
days when the "news" was delivered in the form of paper. That paper was
divided into..... "sections" .. (let me know if I am going to fast for
you), the "sections" had "titles" so everyone reading the "news" paper
would know where to go to find what they were looking for. The big three
"sections" were; "NEWS" "SPORTS" and.... ready for it?.... "WEATHER".
We now have web pages that serve the same function. You my friend have
stumbled onto a "WEATHER" web page. Hope that gives you some
clarification. You're welcome.
Nancy Tilton ·
Works at Retired
Framing Reality A little knitpicky, are we?
Evan Temple ·
As if hot weather in the summer is news??????
Jay Smith ·
Hot weather, no, but just like in the winter, extreme temperatures make the news.
William Smith ·
Works at South Park
Jay Smith , yeah,because it fits the climate change alarmist agenda.
Harold Garcia ·
Works at Retired USMC
The
sky is falling, the sky is falling, actully it has been a lot cooler
this year, so the spike in the weather will make it seem unusual, such
is life in the southwest.
John Sullivan ·
I've
lived in Phoenix since 1985 and every single summer we are over 110 for
several days and sometimes weeks. Most summers we hit 115-120 for
several days and I've even been here when the record was "122" but saw
many areas report 125 -- BTW that was June 26, 1990. So this isn't any
kind of new pattern.
Jay Smith ·
The
122 degrees you stated did occur on June 26, 1990 but it was one of
only three such instances when the mercury hit 120 in Phoenix. It also
happened twice in 1995, so yes, it is unusual.
John Sullivan ·
Jay
Smith the point is we are regularly at or over 115 in June, july and
sometimes August before the monsoons pick up. This is nothing unusual.
The temp at PHX airport is the official temp yes it only hit it 3
times. The PHX metro area is about 100 miles wide and varies greatly in
elevation. We have had many many occasions where multiple locations
but not the airport have breached 120.
Brian Hansen
It's unprecedented!
Except I remember working a landscape job in Phoenix in the summer of '74 where the temperture was over 110 for 18 consecutive days.
Except I remember working a landscape job in Phoenix in the summer of '74 where the temperture was over 110 for 18 consecutive days.
Jay Smith ·
110 is not unusual in Phoenix. 120 is another story.
Rachelle Mason ·
Jay Smith It's not going to hit 120 at the airport. Nothing to see here then...
David Spann ·
hmmm 94 degrees in Dallas. June, 114 Las Vegas... seems correct
Carl Bell
It was -125 below 0 in the antarctica yesterday...
Jay Smith ·
Do you have any evidence to suipport this claim? I didn't think so.
John Krainock ·
Here you go Jay Smith, expert Meteoroligist:
http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?ind=89606&ano=2016...
-83.3C on 6/14, which is about -118 F.
http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?ind=89606&ano=2016...
-83.3C on 6/14, which is about -118 F.
Jay Smith ·
John
Krainock -83.3C is in the Median column. The actual low on 6/14 was
-80.3C which equates to -112.5 Fahrenheit. Definitely cold but nowhere
near the the all time record low of -128.6 recorded in July 1983 and
12.5 degrees milder than the original poster claimed.
Tom Jonez ·
Big
deal,.summer is here again. This happens every year in Vegas beginning
right about now,.but whats fishy is when summers are noticeably cooler,.
no one reports on it.
Jay Smith ·
When winter is milder than normal, you don't hear about that either. Extraordinary temperatures and weather make the news.
John Eret
come
on, SCAL is a desert and if you'er not used to it ,better move to the
SE,real humid, im from midwest,i kinda like the dry heat.good for my
arthritis,but miss the midwest warmth,not slammin Socal[ive been here 42
years]i wouldnt live anywhere else.1/2 my family lives in the midwest.i
think it began in New Mexico,we were moving out here from Chicago and
were going thru Cloudcroft, New mex,and the air was so great i almost
fell down.my dad wanted to stay around there.we ended up in San Diego[he
was ex-navy
Sandy Thomson ·
Works at Retired
It does seem a bit warm lately but it is a dry heat.
Tom Masters ·
Here in Phoenix we call it summer.......
John Buchholz ·
The
whole article is a crock of nonsense! Its DAMN hot in S CA deserts in
the summer. In death valley in 1913 it was 134 F. On July 29, 1995 it
was 126 in Palm Springs so 116 predicted early next week is 10 degrees
cooler. All these headlines on hot weather are designed to fit a
political narrative. Hot in S CA in the summer? Say its not so!
Jay Smith ·
You're
the one who mentioned a political narrative. Is it political when
cities in the north dip well below zero in the winter and it makes the
news?
Patty Lewis ·
A large part of this area is deserts! Like Sam Kinison once said,"Rent them U-hauls and get the heck out of there."
Toby Miles ·
Patty,
I'll take the heat in Texas any day instead of the corruption in
Illinois, Chicago in particular, dead people only vote here in Houston.
Patty Lewis ·
Toby
Miles I agree with you. I cannot move out of Illinois as I live on a
family farm of my husbands. My point ,is the exaggeration of the high
temps in deserts. The young people think it is global warming when they
hear this. However , Antartica had record breaking lows -83 !
Jay Smith ·
Patty
Lewis It's funny, two other people commented that it was -135 in
Antarctica but I can't find any documentation of that. By the way, -83
in Antartica in June is not even close to record breaking.
Michael Hansen ·
BREAKING NEWS: DATELINE PALM SPRINGS, CA. It gets really hot in the southwest deserts from June through September. Print it!
Hayes William
It's the end of the world...It's the end of the world.....RUN FOR YOUR LIVES.....LoL
Albert Dziennik
I
can remember 139 deg f in Fresno CA back in 1970 when in the Army near
there. And 138 at Hoover Dam in 2010. So I doubt these temps will beat
any records.
Tim Clark ·
The highest recorded temperature in human history is 134 degrees in Death Valley. Your memory sucks.
Hablar Claro ·
Works at Self-Employed
Tim Clark can you make a rebuttal while being respectful?
Tom Jonez ·
Tim
Clark A friend that works as a tour guide at Hoover Dam showed me a
photo he took of a thermometer there last summer. It read 140 degrees.
About twelve years ago at Lake Mead the coils in the back of the 3 way
fridge in my camper got so hot they popped and spewed all the amonia
out.
Larry Long ·
Tim
Clark is right though, the highest temp officially recognized is 134F
in Death Valley, tho people have reported higher unofficial temps. Just
search "highest temp ever".
Isaac Vagelatos ·
Only Official weather observations matter. Not your broken 70's thermometer.
Kevin Cook ·
Works at General Motors
Austin
hasnt broke 100 all year. They're hyping up the heat index to cover the
fact that temperatures arent rising imo. The results aren't fitting
their models.
Patrick Blasz ·
Nothing more than hype from the usual suspects.
Steve Johnson ·
We haven't broke 100 for several years in Aggie Land, but it is humid.
William Rowell ·
I
lived in Palm Springs in the 80's and 90's.. I have read 127 on my
shaded patio thermometer... It was part of a weather station system so
it was fairly accurate.. Dry heat..? The difference between putting your
head in hot water or in an oven.. It's still hot..!
Key West is a balmy 86 with sw ocean breezes today..
Key West is a balmy 86 with sw ocean breezes today..
Patrick Blasz ·
Don't
you know, your thermometers were all defective. This heat wave must
lend credence to C6 (Cacasian Caused Catastrophic Carbon Climate
Change). And don't you dare deny it or you risk RICO indictment! Now
tell me, isn't life fun on the farm? Animal Farm that is!
Vicky Diaz ·
It's summer people it's suppose to be hot in the desert. Its a DRY heat....:)
Jay Smith ·
Your oven is also a dry heat. I don't recommend spending any time in there.
Chandler Brown ·
Works at Orangewood RV Center
It was 119 in June 3 years ago when I moved here. I have a 10am tee time saturday, but its only supposed to be 110.
Jean Domingo
I live in Laughlin, NV. Dry heat my ass. Hot is hot, and you never get used to it!
Michael Frost ·
Houston was 95 at 55% humidity. Put the heat index at 110
Jay Smith ·
I
applaud you for not exaggerating the temperature and particularly the
humidity levels. I'm sure it was an oppressive day in Houston.
Phil Kruczkowski ·
I've seen phoenix hit 117 over 20 yrs ago...come on anthropomorphic global warming/climate change... lets get it over that....
btw - June is always hot and dry in AZ...
btw - June is always hot and dry in AZ...
Craig Silver ·
June
1990 - 120, 122, 120 - 3 days in a row. 115 is just another summer day -
it was like that in June when I was growing up there.
Patrick Blasz ·
Craig
Silver Yes, yes, no doubt, but in the minds of C6 proponants, those
temps are all from your faulty memory? Oh, what's that you say? You
don't know about C6? (Cacasian Caused Catastrophic Carbon Climate
Change) (A nutty name for another nutty social-regressive leftist idea
foisted on us by the Ministry of Magic and there Leader, Lord Voldemort!
(that would be BO)
Barry Lauster
98 deg here in Alabama heat index 102 and 100% humidity. Still better than New England in the Winter.
Eric Schrader ·
I'll take Maine in the summer. Rarely gets over 80.
Rhiannon Fitzgerald ·
Hot
yes, but I'd much rather have high temps with low humidity than high
temps at 100% humidity like it gets in Florida over the summer time.
I'll trade my Florida house for a Colorado house any time.
Rachelle Mason ·
More
sensationalism by Easternerns who lose their crap when it hits 90. It
always gets hot in the SW. It was 116 here in Phoenix two weeks ago and
it will probably just top out at 116-117 again. Planes will take off on
schedule and life will go on. It's not a zombie apocalypse.
Hot, hot!
"I Am sick and tired of all the alarmists over what amounts to NORMAL temperatures. I had my picture taken under a bank sign that read 118°F in Nebraska (Bellevue Times) in July 1975. With the humidity it was hotter than the current southwest. I was still out enjoying the day riding my bike, in fact, I was on my bike in the front page photo."
ReplyDeleteAnd everybody is sick and tired of your lying bullshit! The day Kanye West guns you down couldn't happen sooner!