What's your weather?

[Outlaw]

Record-smashing heat wave poised to send temps even higher

Death Valley, California, the record-holder for the highest air temperature ever recorded on Earth, 134 degrees Fahrenheit, could come fairly close to that mark later this week as an extraordinary heat wave tightens its grip on the West. And that isn't the only location that will stamp new marks in the weather history books with this heat surge, according to AccuWeather meteorologists.

From Wednesday through Saturday, the temperature could come within 10 degrees of the all-time high ever recorded on Earth -- a scorching 134 degrees set in Death Valley on July 10, 1913. The AccuWeather forecast calls for record-breaking high temperatures in the middle 120s each of these days. The average high for the middle of June in Death Valley is around 110.

Temperatures are forecast to peak at 126 Wednesday and 125 Thursday and Friday.

Salt Lake City has recorded three consecutive days of record-breaking temperatures that started with a high of 102 on Sunday and 103 on Monday.

"To put the 103°F at SLC in historical context, this is the earliest 103°F on record dating back to 1874. The previous earliest was 06/17/1940," the NWS said on Twitter.

The temperature climbed even higher on Tuesday when it hit 107 F in Salt Lake City. This ties the city's all-time record high temperature, which was only reached on two other occasions on July 26, 1960, and July 13, 2002.

Records across the West were already crushed yesterday.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weath...-valley/963033

[Jaybar]

Had a tornado touch down late last night not far west of Chicago. I had to nurse my poorly sloped window AC unit as it overflowed and leaked onto my window sill (this is getting fixed asap). My backdoor opens to our rear courtyard and the water was so intense the gutters couldn't handle it, so there was a literal waterfall going over my balcony. It was kinda cool, glad I didn't live in the garden units below.

[zoobernut]

Two days ago it was hot dry and about 104 degrees at my house. Now it is low 60's/high 50's and so foggy that it is dripping wet everywhere. Crazy weather.

[Jaybar]

Second time this week with a tornado warning in the city. Actual rotation was observed but no touchdowns from what I heard. Even though we are at the outer edge of tornado alley its super rare to have these warnings so close to the lake.

[Guitarman]

Fun time to live in the PNW.


107 right now.

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[6souls]

Fun time to live in the PNW.


107 right now.

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Buy some ice and turn on a fan.

[AoE]

Relevant to the current heat if you're still into watching science stuff of what's going on around us.

[Outlaw]

The guy sure is optimistic right at the very end of the video. There is nothing we can do if a really strong solar flare hit the Earth. Unless the government has some secret base deep underground with computers and machines to help rebuild civilization or something. It would still take hundreds of years to get back were we are.

[Koyangi]

A tribalistic, petty species, willing to kill anyone because they believe in a different sky god or have a different skin tone? Nah dawg, once we're done, we're done.

[Dimmauk]

Its odd to see 80 degrees at 5pm here in San Antonio and 110 in Seattle in June. Its usually the other way around.

[6souls]

[6souls]

https://twitter.com/harikunzru/statu...32112054624256

[Yabby]

Unnecessary use of AC... what's that?!?!

[Tokitoki]

I'm guessing the problem is everyone is home where normally there would be a lull in usage during the day while people are at work.

A lot of the infrastructure is old. It's not uncommon for manholes, and the feeders inside, to catch fire on hot days because of the combination of the heat and load placed on them. Especially if you get heavy rain/thunderstorms on top of it.

[6souls]

https://twitter.com/NWSduluth/status...93254625730560

[6souls]

https://twitter.com/jostrander78/sta...981432842?s=20

[Lucavi]

I never, EVER got used to the skyline when I was out in the midwest for a work TDY. Being able to see a storm 50 miles down the road just looked unsettling.

[mallister]

113 in Fresno. Two half crippled disabled vets and a 63 year old moved our shop in this fucking bullshit.

[6souls]

https://twitter.com/MPRweather/statu...39631970181125

[Corrderio]

100+? Kill me already.