Heat wave headed for Western U.S. as extremes hit Gulf Coast, globe

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Heat wave headed for Western U.S. as extremes hit Gulf Coast, globe
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May is likely to be the hottest such month on record globally.

Share on linkedin Map showing the likelihood of hotter than average conditions across the West and Gulf Coast from June 6 to June 12. Photo: Pivotal Weather via NOAA/CPCWith meteorological summer kicking off on June 1, this will mark the first big heat wave of the 2024 warm season — and is expected to swamp areas from California to Colorado, north to Canada, and south to the Mexican border.

Meanwhile, there are signs in computer model projections of the heat lasting longer than that, or subsequent heat domes building in behind it.shows "major" heat risk conditions edging into California's Central Valley on June 5, as hot weather expands from southern Texas westward., which showed some of the highest odds of above average temperatures for the June through August period would be across the West and Southwest in particular.

While much of the West had a banner winter for rain and snowfall, repeat heat waves over the summer can dry out the now more abundant vegetation enough to raise wildfire risks by late summer, or early fall.So far this spring, record-breaking heat has largely been confined to coastal Texas, particularly southern Texas, but also including the Houston metro area, much of Louisiana, and South Florida.

Record high temperatures have repeatedly been set in these regions, along with milestones for the hottest overnight minimum temperature. This is expected to continue into June.. Delhi reached an air temperature of 46.8°C , which was just 0.4°C below the city's all-time highest temperature.Share on linkedin

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