Excessive Heat — Northeast Clark, Nevada

2020-08-14 to 2020-08-21 · Northeast Clark, Nevada

Event narrative

Excessive Heat Warning criteria were reached for eight 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 911541. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.