California and the West are days away from the end of the current heat wave that has brought stifling and dangerous temperatures to many areas for nearly a week.
In Monday’s forecast, the National Weather Service described the conditions as a “seemingly never-ending heat wave,” with heat warnings in place for much of the state’s interior through Saturday. In some cases, the heat has turned deadly, and officials are urging people to take extreme heat seriously.
The heat wave’s duration and intensity have been repeatedly described as unprecedented, setting multiple heat records in the Golden State and across the western U.S.
Here is a list of some of those records, based on National Weather Service data and reports.
history record
These are the locations that have experienced the highest temperatures or the most sustained heat suffering since the National Weather Service began collecting such data.
- Barstow hit a record high of 118 degrees on both Monday and Sunday.
- Palmdale and Lancaster had their fifth consecutive day of record-breaking temperatures at or above 110 degrees on Monday, surpassing the three previous days recorded by the two Antelope Valley cities. But wait, there’s more – officials said the rise is expected to continue throughout the rest of the week, with a high expected to be over 110 by Friday.
- On Sunday, the temperature in Lancaster reached 115 degrees, tying a record high.
- On Sunday, Las Vegas surpassed its all-time high temperature by three degrees, reaching 120 degrees for the first time since records began in 1937.
- Las Vegas is expected to break its five-consecutive streak of temperatures at or above 110 degrees with five consecutive days of temperatures at or above 110 degrees on Monday. The same high temperatures are expected to remain next week, which would break the previous 10-day streak.
- Bishop hit a record high of 111 degrees on Sunday.
- In Humboldt County, Alderpoint reached 113 degrees on Sunday, surpassing the previous record of 112 degrees; Hoopa hit 114 degrees, surpassing the previous high of 111 degrees; and Redway reached 116 degrees. , slightly higher than the previous 115 degrees.
- In Mendocino County, Covelo’s infection rate reached 117, surpassing the previous all-time high of 115.
- Reading hit a record high of 119 degrees on Saturday.
- Palmdale hit a record high of 115 degrees on Saturday.
- On Friday, the temperature in Palm Springs reached 124 degrees, the highest temperature ever recorded.
daily record
In addition to record high temperatures, many locations have recently set records for the highest temperatures for this day of the year.
Maximum temperature on July 6 (please provide previous temperatures for this date, if available)
- Death Valley: 128 degrees
- Red Bluff: 118 degrees (111 degrees in 2007)
- Barstow-Daggett Airport: 117 degrees
- Ukiah: 117 degrees
- Nochico: 117 degrees
- Redway: 116 degrees
- Lancaster: 115 degrees (111 degrees in 1989)
- Sacramento: 113 degrees (105 degrees in 1989)
- Stockton: 111 degrees (104 degrees in 1989)
- Livermore: 111 degrees (109 degrees in 1905)
- Modesto: 110 degrees (106 degrees in 2007)
- Bishop: 108 degrees
- King City: 102 degrees (99 degrees in 2018)
The highest temperature ever recorded on July 7
- Las Vegas: 120 degrees
- Palmdale: 114 degrees (110 degrees in 1989)
- Bishop: 111 degrees
July 8 hits record high temperature
- Number of needles: 123 degrees (120 degrees in 2017)
- Palm Springs: 122 degrees (119 degrees in 1958)
- Borrego Springs: 120 degrees (117 degrees in 1976)
- Las Vegas: 115 degrees (114 degrees in 2021)
- Lancaster: 113 degrees (111 degrees in 2008)
- Palmdale: 112 degrees (110 degrees in 2008)
- Bishop: 110 degrees (109 degrees in 2021)
- Madeira: 110 degrees (107 degrees in 1932)
- Merced: 109 degrees (108 degrees in 1921)
- Big Bear: 92 degrees (91 degrees in 2002)
- South Lake Tahoe: 91 degrees (89 degrees in 2017)
