Excessive Heat — Western Mojave Desert, California

2023-07-19 to 2023-07-23 · Western Mojave Desert, California

Event narrative

Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached on ten straight days. This event began on July 14th.

Wider weather episode

A severe long-duration heat wave covered much of the southwest US for ten days (this episode begins under July 14-18 Excessive Heat).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1119297. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.