Heat records were broken in many parts of the US Southwest on Thursday as temperatures went over 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) in a number of places and it was anticipated that the first heat wave of this year would hold strong for another day at least.
Even though summer did not officially start for another fortnight, about half of California, Nevada, and Arizona were under an excessive heat advisory from the National Weather Service which would remain in place until Friday night.
According to fire officials, eleven campaign rally goers suffered from heat exhaustion by late afternoon while attending one organized by Republican Party nominee Donald Trump in Phoenix, Arizona. All these people were taken to hospital and then released after being treated by the doctors.
The weather service in Phoenix described the city as experiencing “dangerously hot conditions.”
In Las Vegas, Clark County Fire Department said it received 12 calls related to heat exposure since Wednesday midnight. Out of those calls nine resulted into patients who need medical attention while others may have been made due to heat with other matters like alcohol intoxication or fallings down, dizziness or vomiting among them.
In addition to that new record highs included a temperature of 113 degrees F (45 C) in Phoenix which beat a previous high temperature mark set in 2016 by two units and 111 degree F (44 C) in Las Vegas surpassing its last record of 110 degrees F (43 C) reached when summer started out ten years ago. Those neighboring states also had some other areas that broke earlier records for a couple more points.
These are regions that turn up weeks before their usual time even further northwards where times are higher at increased elevations — places usually around twelve degrees cooler than such things. In Reno, Nevada for instance yesterday’s maximum temperature reached its record level ever recorded during similar season hitting above normal figures at 98 degrees F (37 C) instead of average maximums of just below eighties.
This weekend, the National Weather Service in Reno predicted a slight cooling but not by much. This means that central and southern parts of Arizona would still be experiencing temperatures in 100s and even up to 110 degrees F (43 C).
