First Official Day of summer produces Record Temperatures over the Desert Southwest
Summer time temperatures ushered in the official start of summer
across Star Valley. Following are the observed maximums across
the valley on Monday
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| Maximum temperatures June 20 2016 |
The morning lows were very cool producing dramatic ranges in the daily temperatures
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| Minimum temperatures June 20 2016
An example of the range of temperatures from dawn to mid afternoon is illustrated
by the graph of the Thayne ES temperatures for the 3 days ending June 20th.
However it was blistering hot to our south over the desert southwest. Following are some of the
records reported from the weather offices.
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS, NV 547 PM PDT MON JUN 20 2016 ...NUMEROUS RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES SET TODAY... RECORD DAILY HIGHS LAS VEGAS, NV 115 DEGREES (OLD 113 SET IN 2015) NEEDLES, CA 125 DEGREES (OLD 118 SET IN 1961) DEATH VALLEY, CA 126 (OLD 125 SET IN 1961) KINGMAN, AZ 111 DEGREES (OLD 108 IN 1936) DESERT ROCK, NV 109 DEGREES (TIES 2015) THE 125 DEGREES IN NEEDLES, CA SETS A NEW MONTHLY RECORD FOR JUNE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 123 DEGREES SET ON JUNE 29TH 2013. IT ALSO TIES THE ALL-TIME HIGH OF 125 DEGRESS SET IN 1925 AND IN 2005. THIS MORNINGS LOW OF 86 DEGREES IN LAS VEGAS BROKE THE RECORD FOR WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE FOR THIS DATE. PREVIOUSLY THE RECORD WAS 84 DEGREES SET IN 1996.NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 431 PM PDT MON JUN 20 2016 ...HIGHEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED ON JUN 20 2016 ... LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD PERIOD OF RECORD RAMONA 109 106 IN 2008 1974 RIVERSIDE 114 110 IN 2008 1893 PALM SPRINGS 122 118 IN 1929 1893 THERMAL 121 118 IN 2008 1950 CHULA VISTA 91 85 IN 2008 1918 ESCONDIDO 106 104 IN 1973 1893 ALPINE 107 TIED 107 IN 1973 1951 EL CAJON 107 94 IN 2007 1979 IDYLLWILD 97 95 IN 2001 1943 PALOMAR MOUNTAIN 96 92 IN 2015 1901 CAMPO 110 105 IN 2008 1948 INDIO 120 116 IN 1929 1894 BORREGO 118* 116 IN 2008 1942NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 0512 PM MST MON JUN 20 2016 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT PHOENIX AZ... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 116 DEGREES WAS SET AT PHOENIX AZ TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 115 SET IN 1968.