PHOENIX - As was expected this week, Phoenix has officially set a new record high temperature for Aug. 20, which was previously set in 1986.
According to the National Weather Service, Phoenix hit 113 degrees at 2:03 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, one degree higher than the 112 Phoenix hit on this day in 1986.
The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for both days with Wednesday forecast to hit 115 degrees, which would mark the hottest day of the year so far. The record for that day is 110 degrees set in 2007.
"Looks like that will be crushed," the National Weather Service in Phoenix tweeted Monday morning.
The High Country is experiencing warm temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday too. NWS Flagstaff is forecasting temps on those day to be 10 degrees above normal.
Staying safe in the heat
As NWS Phoenix says...
- You probably want to cancel any outdoor plans and avoid any kind of strenuous activity.
- Turn on the A/C when you're indoors.
- Check-in on loved ones, especially elderly ones.
- Temps will be hot overnight too, so be prepared for those too.
- DRINK, DRINK and DRINK SOME MORE WATER. We're talking before you're ever thirsty.
- And always call 911 if there's an emergency.