The urban heat island is alive and well in Phoenix Az
As we transition into Monsoon Season still without rain yet the heat, humidity and clouds is keeping the overnight hours extremely
Warm!!
(HOT!!)In fact yesterday mark the 2nd day in a row with a new high alltime minimum at my station with a low of 92 degrees!! Sky Harbor the official reporting station report 94 degree lows for the 2nd strait day which is just 2 degrees shy
of the all time record of 96 degrees yikes!!!
My new records were as follows station records go back to 1997!!
7/16/2010 The Extremely Dangerous Heatwave continues with extremely
high Nighttime Minimums with second day in row with low
temperatures only in low 90s..
New Record High minimum set Today with a low of 91.5°F
old Record High minimum was 84.3°F in 2004
Also this temperature set the ALLTIME record high
minimum breaking the previous record of 90.8°F set
0n Jul 15th, 2010!!!!
07/15/10 New Record High minimum set Today with a low of 90.8°F
old Record High minimum was 89.2°F in 2003
Also this temperature set the ALLTIME record high
minimum breaking the previous records of 90.2°F set
0n Aug 5th, 2009!!!! and 89.2°F on Jul 15th, 2003
We need rain to break this streak of heatwave still no rain after 115 days since Mar 23rd!! Excessive Heat Warning still runs to 8pm Sunday Night!!!
Jeanette
