Probably jet exhaust aimed at the thermometer :-)
I remember when record highs and lows were sort of neat and just part of the normal cycle of weather events. Now they are portrayed as omens of doom.
Ah, remember the days of old cars with vinyl seats baking in the sun...
Go under a tree....on grass....and a light breeze...and it's 20 degrees cooler.
And is this 124 degree "indexed"...
All official temperatures are taken at the NWS station at airport’s has been that way for nearly a century.
Good explanation why. METAR is vital to safe flying. Having a full set away from shade, trees and water also evens out the peaks and valleys at night water holds heat and skews the air density numbers vital for weight and lift calculations.
More concrete and asphalt that is laid. The more the temperature will go up.
FR HQ recorded 112 deg. yesterday (15% humidity). Record for the day, but not for the week...hit 115 deg. on July 8th. 1905.
https://www.weather.gov/media/hnx/Highest%20Temperatures%20ever%20at%20Fresno.pdf
What about the temps from the rest of the city ?
Palm Springs has hot summers. It is said that the intersection of Ramón Rd. and Palm Canyon Dr. in Palm Springs is the hottest intersection in the world.
ALL CONCRETE-—ALL AROUND
It took about two seconds for Gavin Newsom to come out and blame “climate change” - and that we need to “further crack down on carbon emissions” and raise taxes to do so (gas tax in California just went up again on July 1st, never enough for these bastards).
Love my state, hate its government.
In the south bay area where we live, yesterday was 104. About 30 miles away on the coast, Santa cruz/Monterey bay, it was low 60’s. A 40 degree difference within 30 miles! Amazing!
A desert community.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported: Palm Springs broke an all-time daily temperature record Friday when the official weather station at the airport registered a high of 124 degrees. This breaks the previous record of 123 degrees, which was most recently tied in June 2021. The temperature is one...
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All our weather monitors were removed from the airport 30 years ago because of the skewed too warm readings.
Of course if you are a lying leftist....
“The Earth is on fire and we’re all going to die soon.“