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Phoenix shattered its previous high-temperature record on July 5, 2024, reaching a scorching 118°F and surpassing the 116°F record set in 1983.
This excessive heat wave is anticipated to persist through the weekend and into the following week. Simultaneously, severe thunderstorms with powerful winds and heavy rain swept through parts of New Mexico and Arizona, impacting locations such as Las Vegas, NM, and Nogales, AZ.
These storms also reached West Virginia, prompting warnings for Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, and Putnam counties.
More details:
RECORD HEAT 🔥 The temperature officially hit 118° at Sky Harbor this afternoon, breaking the record daily high of 116º set in 1983. WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND: https://t.co/V8K2eq5TSo pic.twitter.com/kOLXUJRoSv
— ABC15 Arizona (@abc15) July 5, 2024
These heat indexes are BRUTAL, DC — and as hot as they’ve been this summer. Air temps are in the mid-to-upper 90s but HUMIDITY is making it feel like 100 to 110+ pic.twitter.com/IidTbAIKcd
— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) July 5, 2024
The high temperature today reached 118°F, breaking the previous record of 116°F in 1983. This is 11° above normal for July 5th. Excessive heat will continue this weekend and into next week. #azwx pic.twitter.com/k8rI6koeeB
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) July 5, 2024
