You set (and will surely hold) my personal record for the year when we passed through Vegas a couple of weeks ago. 108°F when we arrived and 111°F the following day (8/18) according to my RV-PWS. We stayed at that place you suggested not far from you, so I can probably calibrate to your station. The A/C couldn't keep the inside temp below 92°F, even though we stuffed pillows in the roof-vents and skylights while we were out. We abandoned our plans to visit Death Valley the next day based on that performance, and began our final stages toward home the next morning.
Well at least the dew point wasn't too bad that day!
I agree with you on cancelling the Death Valley visit. Probably would not have been very comfortable.
Highest temp in Phoenix this year (so far) is 117° (my station recorded 116.6° on that day). Today makes 32 days at or above 110°. That ties the record, and we will probably beat it tomorrow. The excessive heat warning, which has already been extended a number of times, was extended again last night to this coming Friday. That makes it two weeks in length. This is now the hottest August on record for us.
You guys down in Phoenix always have to be a
little bit hotter don't ya John!
It has been a brutal summer though for a lot of the country.
For now, I'll just sit back and enjoy our cool, breezy 104 degree temps and single digit dew points! What can I say...It's a
DRY heat!