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A man looks out over downtown Phoenix at sunset atop South Mountain on Sunday, July 30, 2023.
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One of the most exceptional heatwaves in U.S. history finally came to an end on Monday as temperatures hit below 110 degrees Fahrenheit in Phoenix. The cumulative number of passers-by rose to the top for the first time in a month. record book. but For millions of people, not just in Phoenix, but across the central United States, the heat is far from over.
The highest temperature in Phoenix on Tuesday was 108 degrees, two degrees above average. It was the 31st consecutive day that the temperature was above 110 degrees Celsius, breaking the previous record for 18 days.
High temperatures aren’t the only record-breakers. The city also set a new record for the warmest minimum temperature of 97 degrees Celsius during the streak. With temperatures soaring to extremes and lingering overnight, July was the hottest month, averaging a record-breaking 102.7 degrees Celsius. Recorded in any city in the United StatesLet alone Phoenix, according to the Arizona Office of Climatologists.
“It’s been a year of freaks and streaks, so this just proves how freak this year has been,” said Ryan Walley, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s office in Phoenix.
July 2023 will go down in history in many places in the Southern United States.
More than 24 cities from California to Florida have the potential to set records for the hottest July. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Kingman, Arizona, Miami, and Las Vegas already take the top spot for the hottest July on record.
These are just numbers that reveal a very real danger to humans and animals.
at least 25 people have Heat kills by 2023 The Maricopa County Department of Public Health said there were 249 other deaths in Maricopa County, where Phoenix is located, that are still being investigated for possible heat-related deaths.
July is usually the month with the most heat-related deaths of the year, but this year is “worse than usual,” Maricopa County spokesman Jason Berry previously told CNN affiliate KTVK/KPHO. Fearing a surge in heat stroke deaths, the Maricopa County coroner said: 10 refrigerated containers Last week, to deal with a possible spill of bodies,
Dario Mendoza, a 25-year-old farm worker, was one of the Arizonans who died in July from a suspected heat-related illness. He collapsed in a field in Yuma, Arizona, on July 20 when temperatures soared to 116 degrees Celsius, Yuma County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Tania Pavlak told CNN. Mendoza is one of many outdoor workers. Few options but to face the heat and its extreme risks to human health.
multiple people have died in national park Because of the heat this year, even the police dogs died of heat stroke Authorities have announced an air conditioning failure in Indiana.Even a cactus beat the Arizona heat.
Areas shaded in red indicate areas where temperatures are expected to exceed 90 degrees on Friday.
Even at the end of July, the intense heat did not stop. August begins after July ended in bitter heat in much of the central United States.
More than 50 million people from the Southern Plains to the lower Mississippi are on heat alert, with “feeling temperatures” expected to reach 110 degrees or more.
What is the “Feeling Temperature” or Heat Index?
Northern Texas, including the Dallas Metroplex, could hit a high of 111 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday.
In New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the heat index could soar to 115 degrees.
Even Phoenix will be back in the heat by Wednesday. high pressure dome Moving west again is what causes this massive heat wave.
Temperatures are expected to hit 110 degrees again in Phoenix by Wednesday. Highs could reach 116 degrees Celsius on Sunday, and the city will have another heat warning in place from Friday through the weekend.
