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Aug 1, 2023 · One of the most exceptional heat streaks in US history finally ended Monday when Phoenix’s high temperature peaked under 110 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time in a month, a cumulative toll...
May 28, 2024 · Relentless heat led to 645 deaths last year in Maricopa County, the most ever documented in Arizona’s biggest metropolitan area. The soaring number of heat mortalities — a 1,000 percent ...
Aug 1, 2023 · Phoenix, Ariz., broke several records for consecutive days of high temperatures over 43.3 C in July, but the heat eased slightly with monsoon rains. The historic heat wave also affected other regions in the U.S., causing deadly weather events and climate-related disasters.
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Sep 11, 2023 · The average daily temperature was 102.7 F (39.3 C) in July, National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Salerno said, and the daily average in August was 98.8 F (37.1 C). In July, Phoenix also set...
Jul 9, 2023 · Phoenix could be on track to break its record of 18 consecutive days with temperatures above 110 as a heat dome has settled over the desert Southwest.
Jul 11, 2023 · Arizona’s woes have been amplified this summer by the delay of monsoons that sweep up from the Gulf of Mexico and help quench tinder-dry deserts and mountainsides.
Aug 1, 2023 · A record 31-day streak in Phoenix of daily highs of at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit has ended as the dangerous heat wave that suffocated the Southwest throughout July starts abating with cooling monsoon rains.
