Labor Day 2024 weekend will feel Phoenix's likely hottest recorded summer

As August ends, Labor Day weekend temperatures are set to surpass those from last year, with metro Phoenix likely breaking summer heat records.

Though not official until the end of Saturday, National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Salerno noted that summer 2024, spanning June through August, is on track to become the hottest summer on record.

"It looks like we will reach that new record for the warmest summer on record," Salerno said on Saturday morning.

Salerno reported that the Phoenix metro area has experienced an average temperature of 99 degrees this summer, which is two degrees warmer than last summer. By the end of Saturday, the region is expected to match 2023's record of 55 days with temperatures reaching 110 degrees or higher.

"No end in sight to the 100-degree temperatures," Salerno said, adding this summer will likely have 100 consecutive days of 100 degrees. "We're at 96 (days) as of yesterday, which is smashing the previous record of 76 (days in 1993)."

Salerno noted that this year saw the hottest June on record and the second-hottest July. After Saturday, 2024 is likely to tie with 2023 for the second-hottest August on record, with an average temperature of 98.8 degrees. The hottest August on record remains 2020, with an average of 99.1 degrees.

Saturday's high is expected to reach between 105 and 108 degrees, with lows in the upper 70s on the outskirts of the Phoenix metro area and around 86 degrees in central Phoenix. Monday's high will also range from 104 to 108 degrees, with lows similar to Saturday’s, just one degree higher in central Phoenix.

Salerno noted that the high temperatures this Labor Day weekend through Monday will surpass those of last year's Labor Day weekend, which took place from Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, to Monday, Sept. 4, 2023.

"We were several degrees cooler last year," Salerno said, explaining the temperatures on Labor Day weekend 2023 were affected by remnants of Hurricane Hilary.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Labor Day 2024 weekend will feel Phoenix's likely hottest recorded summer