Phoenix 124.5 degrees right now. Death Valley only 120.

[L. Coyote]

The good news, feels like 119°

https://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:85001.1.99999

Las Vegas 116°
Yuma 125°

[madaboutharry]

1. It now say 125.4

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Repeat after me:

There is no global warming and even if there is, humans are not contributing to it.


Say that 3 times, then

[lpbk2713]

6. Fake news.

Or is it BAKE news?

[Achilleaze]

3. Republicans: "Drill, baby drill."

[MattP]

4. 122 where i live in palm springs only feels 121

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

30. But it's a DRY heat

[greymattermom]

5. Right now in HOTLANTA

71 degrees

[Ilsa]

8. I live north of Hotlanta. No high temps at 90 or higher predicted

for next week or so. Still in the high 60s in the mornings.

I'll never move back to texas.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. 86 here in Philly but I think you all are getting rain down there. nt

[Stallion]

7. 127.6 Now

[countryjake]

9. And it's 100 degrees in Sacramento, CA right now!

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/sacramento-ca/95814/weather-forecast/347627

[asiliveandbreathe]

10. 121 mesa az.....woo hoo....

We don't even have cold water running from tap...woo hoo!!!!

[Raster]

14. I work downtown, but live in East Mesa...

...When I left this am to drive into downtown PHX, car thermometer said 101.... at 08:00.

[QED]

27. Also east mesa...

My thermometer on the back porch only goes to 120° and it's been there most of the day. And one of my dogs wants out to sunbathe.

[QED]

28. Weather station nearest me says 121

"Brentwood Southern" on wunderground.com.

[Gravitycollapse]

11. That stations appears to be in need of calibration. Probably closer to 120.

It's jumping up to almost 130 now and there's no way that's accurate. Most of the stations in the Valley are showing around 118 to 122.

[Raster]

13. Weather.com says 119

...for Phoenix.

[AngryAmish]

15. Death Valley Driver

[L. Coyote]

16. Now 128.7 so something is messed up I assume. Still, record-breaking BAD ASS HEAT.

Time to check another source.

[procon]

17. What about the homeless?

Are there safe places where they can get out the heat and cool down and at least get water?

[Gravitycollapse]

20. Yes and no. Local agencies have stepped up their efforts.

There are good number of shelters downtown but not everyone will be able to get help. There are people going around handing out water as well.

[procon]

29. People can die in in that heat.

It seems like officials should have some sort of emergency plan in place to set up cooling centers to help the homeless survive. Los Angeles has them in parks where they might be in a Recreation building or maybe just a tent with big fans and water misters. Others are in community buildings like senior or adult care centers that stay open late for people during a heat wave. Not everyone wants to go there, but they are ready for the homeless and folks who do not have air conditioning at home.

[ProudLib72]

18. Not very far off the all time world record of 136 degrees

https://www.livescience.com/19700-hottest-place-earth.html

Now I want you to keep repeating this mantra all evening: "There is no global warming, there is no global warming". If you give it your all, then you might just get to 137 tomorrow!

[matt819]

19. But it's a dry heat? (Nt)

[NCTraveler]

25. Must be a Floridian.

[misanthrope]

33. You jest but relative humidity makes a huge difference

At least in the Southwest a combination of shade and air movement can make a life-saving difference. In the climate of the Southeast -- especially the Gulf Coast -- there is absolutely no escape from it. Shade, air movement, makes no difference at all in those temperatures and power outages would result in tragedy.

[Stallion]

21. Ambient Heat From Big "Concrete City" Causes Heat to Spike

same thing happens here in Dallas

[former9thward]

22. Even weather stations put out fake news now.

[L. Coyote]

34. LOL. Still 104.5 down from the 119 high officially. 118 tomorrow.

[former9thward]

35. I thought you said it was 124.5

What happened to that? That station said it went to 130. Do you believe that or was it fake?

[L. Coyote]

36. It was a misread on weatherunderground. Don't know why it happens??

It happens to my local report also at times.

I also saw it rise to 129.7° this afternoon not long after it was 124.5. I don't have an explanation.

[LeftInTX]

38. Siting of the home weather station

Most of those are home stations, not NWS. I've gotten readings of 120 at my house in the winter. I have a courtyard and it traps heat. The all time record for San Antonio is 111.

I also recorded 115 in the shade in the coolest part of my yard one year.

A probe too high, too low, too much sun etc

[LeftInTX]

39. It's not fake news.

It is due to siting of a home weather station. The temperature is accurate, but reflective heat is often involved. The NWS sites their's so there is no reflective heat. Weather Underground primarily uses personal weather stations.

Same thing occurs at those bank temperatures.Always hotter than NWS.

[former9thward]

40. So you think they don't know this?

After all this time they are using thermometers in the wrong locations? Which gives them temperatures this far off? Since you think this is their SOP then why would anyone believe any measurement they report?

[LeftInTX]

43. The NWS is not a personal weather station. NOAA is not a personal weather station.

I have no idea what you mean by "they". Is NOAA fake news? Is NWS fake news?

Someone's personal weather station is reporting a certain temperature at a certain zipcode. During the winter, I prefer to have a personal weather station in my neighborhood because I live in a place where freeze is infrequent. A few miles can make a difference whether there is a freeze or not. Also I prefer a personal weather station's during rain. Once again a few miles can make a difference in the amount of rain.

The results are not "fake" because they are from personal weather stations. People have the right to own personal weather stations. The personal weather stations are automated. Nobody is faking anything.

Do you think people do not have the right to own personal weather stations???

I have no idea what you are complaining about.

Who is this "they" you are complaining about?????

[former9thward]

44. Did the NWS report the temperature as 129.9? Did NOAA?

The "they" I am referring to is the link in the OP. It is "Weather Underground" It is still, as of this moment, reporting yesterday temp as 129.9. If WU wants to report obviously incorrect temperatures on their website, you are right, it is their business. But I have no idea why anyone would go to their website if they wanted correct information about the weather.

[trof]

23. Monsoon in coastal Alabama.

Seriously, I've never see rain like this.
Constant for days.
I've lived here since'93.

[grantcart]

24. Tucson is down to 114

[Takket]

26. now it says 126 :(

my daughter lives there. hope the A/C at her work and home is working!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Coventina]

32. Paradise Valley Community College had a campus outage.

Needless to say, all classes were canceled and employees sent home.

(This happened yesterday when it was *only* 118)

[inanna]

31. Kicking.

To all DUers in the danger zone PLEASE stay safe!

[rainbow4321]

37. I'm vacationing at Grand Canyon right now

Got here yesterday, leave tomorrow. Very happy to be at 7,000+ elevation where it's "only" mid-90's.
I was in Vegas over the weekend. Left there early Monday morning before the worst temps started. I've been very lucky over the past week to be a few days ahead of the worst heat. Drove past the outskirts of Death Valley from Reno to Vegas last week so the 120 degrees had not hit yet. It still was hot, of course, but not to the extremes we are seeing this week.
Tomorrow I leave for Albuquerque for an overnight stay on my way home to TX. Nothing motivates you more to get your ass up and on the road really early than knowing how hot it's gonna be later in the day!

[L. Coyote]

41. Elevation is a salvation when it is sooo hot in the low desert.

Tucsonians can drive to 10,000 feet easier than Valley dwellers can get to 7,000 feet elevations.

Looks like the Phoenix record falls again today.

[EX500rider]

42. Yeah when I lived in Phoenix I lived in a enclave in the Tonto National Forest on the road...

.....to Bartlett Lake, outside Carefree, the extra 1,500ft higher or so made a difference.