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At the same time, Arizona, California, Florida, Maine and New Hampshire experienced their warmest summers on record this yearaccording to official NOAA data. “Florida had its second-warmest August on recordwhile Texas and New Mexico had their third-warmest August on record,” the government agency said.
Along those lines, NOAA explained that “the average summer temperature in the continental United States was 73.8°F (23.8°C), making it the fourth warmest summer on record in the country“. In that regard, cities and towns in the West and Southwest broke heat records this season, with nearly one in three weather stations across the country recording at least one record temperature during the summer.
Phoenix’s record this summer in the United States
The particular case of Phoenix is a wake-up call for the country’s authorities. The city of Arizona recorded an average temperature from June to August of 99°F (37.2°C), two degrees higher than the record set in 2023. Last Tuesday also broke a record streak of 113 consecutive days with temperatures of 100°F or higher.
Overall there has been 120 days so far this year of 100+°F days in Phoenix, which is 8th most in a calendar year. The record is at 145 days set in 2020. Thus, there will need to be 26 more days of 100+°F this year to set a new record. The latest 100+°F day is October 27th. #azwx pic.twitter.com/WPTGUhgTs2
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) September 18, 2024
The record set last year regarding its hottest summer was surpassed again this year in the city of Arizona According to the National Weather Service (NWS), which has a database going back almost 130 years.
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