Excessive Heat — Southern Clark, Nevada

2020-08-14 to 2020-08-20 · Southern Clark, Nevada

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 911545. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.