Posted on 07/18/2023 7:07:55 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Phoenix is slated to break its heat record as the city approaches its 19th consecutive day of hitting 110 degrees or hotter in the area.
Phoenix tied the record for the most consecutive days with a high temperature of 110 degrees or more on Monday at 18 days, which ties it with the record previously set in 1974, the Phoenix National Weather Service (NWS) said.
Phoenix also broke its record for the highest overnight low temperature ever on Monday with a low of 95 degrees, which surpassed the 2009 record of 93 degrees. It was the eighth consecutive day of overnight lows being above 90 degrees, which was another record for the area.
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Phoenix in 74 and Phoenix 50 yrs later are like two different places. The population growth and acres of asphalt laid down are astounding.
Sorry, clever humour is sometimes hard to grasp , especially for me.
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