Heat in the Southwest U.S.
Very hot in Death Valley, Phoenix, and Las Vegas this evening and just as hot tomorrow as record heat continues across the…
May 2020 was the 50th-warmest May in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 60.9°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 61.0°F (-0.1°F).
May 2020 was the 49th-wettest May in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 3.1in against a 1991–2020 normal of 3.1in (+-0.0in).
NOAA/NCEI Climate at a Glance, contiguous United States. This is the observed record for the month, not a score of anything said in this piece — the forecast ledger begins 2026-08-17 and cannot reach earlier posts.
Very hot in Death Valley, Phoenix, and Las Vegas this evening and just as hot tomorrow as record heat continues across the Southwest.
120°F around Furnace Creek.
RTMA model analysis (From https://weathermodels.com)
- Milepost
- 3 · laid 2020-05-29T00:55:53.475000Z
- Source
- https://weather.substack.com/p/heat-in-the-southwest-us
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- ac6dc28ac3c0f4b0c74ed50869ec80d3dda100bb8bd4b88258435c03eb742b89
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