Las Vegas reached 115 degrees or higher for seven consecutive days and 10 days at 110 or hotter.
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The officer was transferred from Mountain View Hospital to Sunrise on Wednesday.
Thursday marked the ninth straight day of highs reaching 110 or higher, as well as six straight days of new daily high records. Rain may arrive on the weekend.
“It’s still pretty warm through Friday,” meteorologist Brian Planz said. “We can add to the five-day streak for a day or two.”
Las Vegas sweltered through its fifth straight day of highs above 115 on Wednesday. The valley saw 118, marking the first time the Las Vegas airport had two straight days at 118.
With a heat dome barely moving, a high of 119 is forecast for Wednesday as record heat scorches the entire West.
When the temperature at the Las Vegas airport reached 117 degrees at 3:08 p.m. Tuesday, the valley had its fourth straight day of the high reaching at least 115.
Projected highs over the next three days will be around 117, the previous high temperature in Las Vegas before Sunday’s 120 record.
The shooting occurred shortly after 7 p.m. at an apartment complex in the 4300 block of Boulder Highway near Desert Inn Road.
The hiker was a 50-year-old-male from Texas, who was attempting to reach the rim from an overnight stay at Havasupai Gardens.
Scorching temperatures that have set an all-time heat record in the valley are forecast to stick around this week. Monday was cooler, but highs are expected to ramp up Tuesday.
Boosted by southwest winds and the center of high pressure moving closer, the record of 117 was tied at 1:56 p.m. Just over 30 minutes later it rose to 118 and then 119 and 120.
More than 13 hours at 100 degrees or above. That’s a normal day for the Las Vegas Valley in the last week as the heat wave continues through the weekend.
The crash occurred inside the Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel, park officials said in a news release.
The current forecast calls for a high of 118 on Sunday, 117 on Monday and 118 on Tuesday, said meteorologist Chris Outler.