Excessive Heat — Northwest Plateau, Arizona

2020-08-14 to 2020-08-20 · Northwest Plateau, Arizona

Event narrative

Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached for seven straight days.

Wider weather episode

Strong and nearly stationary high pressure aloft led to a week long heat wave which set many record high temperatures in the Mojave Desert.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 911527. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.