A heat advisory sign is shown along US highway 190 during a heat wave in Death Valley National Park in Death Valley, California, on July 16, 2023. (Ronda Churchill/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)
By Brian K Sullivan | Bloomberg
Furnace Creek, California, home of the visitor center at Death Valley National Park, will reach 122F (50C) on Wednesday, and temperatures will climb even further as the week goes on, according to Jenn Varian, a National Weather Service meteorologist.
Saturday is expected to hit 127F and Sunday 129F, which would tie a record for the date. The all-time high in Death Valley is 134F set on July 10, 1913.
Temperatures have hit 130F twice, once on July 9, 2021 and August 16, 2020, according to weather service records.
Meanwhile, through this coming Monday more than 145 daily records may be broken or tied across the US West. Excessive heat warnings and watches are spread across the region taking in most of California, as well as parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
The hot, dry air is also raising the wildfire risk and bringing critical conditions to southern Idaho. A larger area, including parts of Northern California, is facing an elevated threat, the US Storm Prediction Center said.
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