The Las Vegas airport reached the forecast high of 108 on Wednesday, a degree short of the record for June 5, set in 2016.
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The official airport measuring station reached 108 by 4 p.m. Wednesday. Thursday may top out at 112.
The heat wave may set a record for the earliest 110-degree reading at the Las Vegas airport. Area cooling centers will be open Wednesday through Friday.
In Nevada, both the number of heat-related deaths and heat-related worker complaints more than doubled from 2022 to 2023, signaling a scorching future.
The weekend highs will be a bit above normal before a few days of excessive heat in the middle of the coming week.
The July record comes as the weather service said the 14 days ending Saturday were the hottest two weeks in Las Vegas history.
The Las Vegas area has a chance of isolated thunderstorms through Wednesday.
The average of the high and low each day for July stood at a record 97.6 degrees through Saturday. Some relief might come with a chance of rain through Tuesday.
Kingman, Arizona, was also under a flash flood warning Tuesday afternoon.
There was a small chance of rain in the valley forecast Tuesday, and temperatures are expected to go back up again starting Wednesday.
The high reached 110 on Sunday, but moisture and cloud cover may make it hard to extend the streak to 11 days, says the National Weather Service.
The airport unofficially reached 100 degrees by 8:45 a.m. Satuday and rose to 115 just at 2:30 p.m. as the heat streak boils on. The record for the date was 114 in 1937.
Burn and illness cases mount as summer of extreme heat nears — and may exceed — record of consecutive days at 110 or hotter.
Las Vegas could possibly tie or surpass its all-time stretch for consecutive days with 110-degree or higher temperatures.
Death Valley was forecast to come close to record-tying temperatures Sunday, and tourists flocked to the national park, some to possibly witness heat history and other by coincidence.
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The official airport measuring station reached 108 by 4 p.m. Wednesday. Thursday may top out at 112.
The heat wave may set a record for the earliest 110-degree reading at the Las Vegas airport. Area cooling centers will be open Wednesday through Friday.
In Nevada, both the number of heat-related deaths and heat-related worker complaints more than doubled from 2022 to 2023, signaling a scorching future.
The weekend highs will be a bit above normal before a few days of excessive heat in the middle of the coming week.