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PHOENIX (Reuters) -The desert city of Phoenix, Arizona, suffered a record 113 straight days with temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) this year, leading to hundreds of ...
Although high temperatures are common in the Southwest in summer, 100 days in a row above 100 degrees Fahrenheit shattered a record that Phoenix set in 1993, according to the National Weather Service.
Western US braces for extreme heat; Phoenix passes 100 days over 100 degrees. ... In Arizona, Phoenix on Tuesday recorded its 100th straight day at or above 100 F (38 C).
The city experienced 77 consecutive days with highs over 100 degrees on Monday, beating the previous record of 76 consecutive days in 1993, according to the National Weather Service.
On average, there are 111 days annually with a high of at least 100 °F (38 °C), including most days from the end of May through late September. Highs top 110 °F (43 °C) an average of 21 days during the year. [6] On June 26, 1990, the temperature reached an all-time recorded high of 122 °F (50 °C). [7]
As of Saturday, Phoenix has tallied 104 days this year with temperatures over 100 F (37.7 C), Salerno said. That’s in line with the average of 111 triple-digit days every year between 1991 and 2020.
Phoenix on Tuesday broke a heat record that stood in the city for nearly five decades.
It has already been dangerously hot for weeks in Texas, Florida and Arizona, ... below 90 degrees for eight consecutive days, another record. ... are expected to reach over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. ...