By next week, the Southwest United States is about to endure a heat wave that could rank among its worst in history. The heat wave will affect much of Arizona and New Mexico and build into interior California.
, because of their triple-digit high temperatures.The worst of the heat will probably occur during the second half of next week in Phoenix.“From next Tuesday through the rest of the week, temperatures across the region may be some of the hottest we have ever seen,”Phoenix has witnessed three days in history of 120 degrees or higher, with its hottest day coming in June 1990 when it hit 122 degrees.
In the very high terrain of the Sierra Nevada, the hot weather is melting the remnants of a record-setting winter snowpack, triggeringThe heat in the region is being intensified by a delayed start to monsoon season, which runs from June 15 to Sept. 30 on average. Often, monsoons draw moisture and bring clouds and storms into the Southwest, putting a cap on temperatures by mid-July.Numerous records for high temperatures and streaks of hot weather could be set over the next two weeks.
Death Valley is forecast to breach 120 degrees by Wednesday and head higher after that. It hit 126 degrees on July 2.
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