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On Sunday, August 16, a temperature of 130 degrees was recorded in Death Valley, California. Once verified, it could be the highest temperature that has ever been recorded on planet Earth.
The hottest day since 1913 was recorded in Death Valley, California over the weekend, when the thermometer reached the 130 degrees Fahrenheit mark. Verification is still pending, but the scorching 130 degree reading could turn out to be the highest temperature ever recorded on planet Earth.
The previous heat record in Death Valley was set on August 1, 2017, when the thermometer reached 127 degrees Fahrenheit.
Currently, the West, as well as parts of the Midwest and South, are in the fourth consecutive day of a heat wave. Even in areas that won’t be recording triple-digit heat will feel like it. Nearly 60 million people in 9 states will be under heat warnings, watches or advisories for Monday.
The high temperatures are forecast to continue through the end of the week. Some areas will actually see temperatures go up, such as and Sacramento and Los Angeles. And while they will dip slightly in some areas, such as Phoenix and Salt Lake City, it will only decline by a degree or two. Going from 115 to 113 isn’t any relief. In fact, Salt Lake City will get hotter before it begins to cool near the end of the week.
A high-pressure system is keeping conditions hot and dry in the West which, without proper protection, can dry out your skin fast. Protect your skin by seeking out the best body wash cream for dry skin.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued heat alerts for the following locations today.
Excessive heat warning: southeast Washington; northeast and southwest Oregon; northern and southwestern Idaho; northern, central and southern California, as well as eastern deserts; northern, central and southern Nevada; eastern, central and southern Utah; northwestern, central, southeastern and southwestern Arizona.
Heat advisory: central and northeastern Washington; north-central and northeast Oregon; western, northern, southeastern and eastern Montana; northern and southern Idaho; north-central Wyoming; eastern, northern and north-central Nevada; northeastern Utah; Los Angeles area of Southern California; central Arizona.
Last Thursday, a rare firenado was spotted by a reporter covering the Lake Fire in the Angeles National Forest in Southern California, The Daily Beast reported.
Over the weekend, yet another firenado was spotted and another California blaze, at the Loyalton Fire in California formed burning East of the town of Loyalton in Lasson County, CNN reported. As of Sunday, the blaze had consumed over 20,000 acres and was only at 5 percent containment.
A firenado, or fire tornado, is where a fire creates its own weather in forms a pyrocumulonimbus cloud. The rising heat from the fire draws smoke, fire and debris up into the clouds, while creating a rotating vortex above the blaze.
Numerous fires are already burning in the West, and high pressure settling over the area will keep things hot and dry, which is increasing the risk for wildfire outbreaks. The National Weather Service has issued red flag warnings for central and eastern Oregon, northern and western California, and northern and western Nevada.
