Excessive Heat in Southern Lea County, New Mexico

Excessive Heat August 26, 2019 · Southern Lea County, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

The high temperature for the day reached 110 degrees at the Paducah RAWS.

The wider storm

A ridge of high pressure accompanied by very dry air moved into west Texas and southeast New Mexico resulting in record breaking triple digit temperatures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 850966. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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