Excessive Heat in Chinle Valley, Arizona

Excessive Heat June 17, 2017 – June 22, 2017 · Chinle Valley, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

The high of 97 in Canyon de Chelly on June 17 tied record last set in 2002.

The high of 103 in Canyon de Chelly on June 23 broke the record of 101 last set in 2012.

The wider storm

Very strong high pressure aloft developed across the Desert Southwest in mid to late June. This lead to prolonged excessive heat across the lower deserts of northern Arizona. High temperatures exceeded 110 over the lower elevations of Yavapai County and along the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Numerous high temperature records were tied or broken, even at higher elevations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 707225. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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