Excessive Heat in Grand Canyon Country, Arizona

Excessive Heat June 28, 2013 · Grand Canyon Country, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

The new record high at the Grand Canyon Airport was 894F which broke the old record for the day of 88F set in 1950.

The wider storm

A very strong high pressure center developed over northern Arizona during the last several days of June. Many new record daily highs were set or tied during this time.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 477921. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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