A brutal and potentially historic heat wave is in store for the West as parts of Nevada, Arizona and California may get dangerously hot temperatures lasting through next week. In fact, by the end of the heat wave, we may see a record tied or broken for the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth. The furnace-like heat is coming courtesy of a "stuck" weather pattern that is setting up across the U.S. and Canada. By midweek next week, the jet stream will form the shape of a massive, slithering snake with what meteorologists refer to as a deep "ridge" across the Western states, and an equally deep trough setting up across the Central and Eastern states. ... All-time records are likely to be threatened in normally hot places — including Death Valley, California, which holds the record for the highest reliably recorded air temperature on Earth at 134°F. That mark was set on July 10, 1913, and with forecast highs between 126°F to 129°F this weekend, that record could be threatened.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:43:43 +0000