Another daily heat record was broken in Phoenix during this scorching last week of August.
Sky Harbor International Airport recorded 115 degrees at 2:55 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, breaking the previous daily record of 113 degrees set in 2011.
This is the second day that daily records have been broken during this most recent heat streak that began around Aug. 17. On Saturday, Aug. 22, both the daily warm low and high for the day were broken, with a hot 90 degrees in the morning and an even hotter 115 during the afternoon.
More records are at risk of falling: Through the rest of the extreme heat warning that ends the evening of Saturday, Aug. 29, daily records range between 91 and 93 degrees for morning lows and 114 to 117 degrees for highs.
Forecast
temperatures remain toasty through this period, with the heat warning citing temperatures as high as 117 in metro Phoenix, likely peaking on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Overnight lows won’t provide any relief as they won’t fall below 90 degrees.
What is a daily record?
When many people think of temperature records, they think of the hottest temperature ever recorded, which was 122 degrees on June 26, 1990.
This is different: The daily record is the hottest temperature for a specific date. While 115 degrees isn’t even the hottest temperature ever in the month of August, it’s specifically the hottest temperature recorded on any Aug. 25 to date.
Will rain reenter the forecast?
By the evening of Friday, Aug. 28, storm chances reenter the forecast as high pressure backs off of Arizona and regresses back east. There will be a slow decrease in temperatures to under 110 degrees by Saturday, Aug. 29, and an increase in rain chances back to 20% to 30% this weekend and into early next week.
As always in the heat, stay hydrated, limit your time outside and get in the AC whenever you can.
If you struggle to find ways to stay cool, use the Heat Preparedness Network for resources across the state, or the Maricopa County heat page for more local information.
Meteorologist Tevian Whitehurst covers extreme weather and climate for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. Follow him at @TevianWX on Instagram and Facebook (Meteorologist Tevian Whitehurst).
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