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June 2024 saw a severe heat wave in the Southwest, with record temperatures in places like Las Vegas and Phoenix.’s studies show a trend of more frequent heat waves in the U.S., doubling from the 1980s to 2023.In June 2024, an early summer heat wave delivered extraordinary heat to the Southwest. Record-breaking high temperatures were observed on June 6 and 7 across multiple communities in Nevada, Arizona, and California.
This heat event originated from a heat dome that enveloped Mexico throughout most of May, breaking numerous heat records there. By the onset of meteorological summer in early June, these intense temperatures had extended northward into the U.S., coinciding with the formation of a low-pressure blocking system in the Pacific Ocean.The map above shows air temperatures across the U.S. Southwest and northern Mexico on June 6, 2024.
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