Las Vegas Sphere shows ‘melting’ smiley face amid heat wave
By Caroline Bleakley,
2024-07-12
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The daily weather record breakers in the Las Vegas valley are starting to sound like a broken record. There have been 28 temperature records broken since the beginning of June and July turned up the heat even more.
“This string of heat is well over the top four, possibly five records for the seven-day average high temperature,” said Matt Woods, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Las Vegas.
This heatwave has included the hottest temperature ever recorded which occured on July 7 when it reached 120 degrees. The record-high average temperature was set in July 2005 at 115.1 but Woods said this July is already averaging at 116.9.
A man is seen cooling off at a misting station along the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday, July 10. (AP Photo/John Locher)
He said this historic heatwave has had the top four highest temperatures since weather records started being recorded in 1937. The previous four-day record of consecutive days at 115 degrees or higher was broken on Wednesday as it became the fifth day. Friday, the temperature could push that record to seven straight days of 115 or above.
Although Las Vegas and its residents are used to hot temperatures in the summer, this year’s heat blast is the talk of the town. Even one of the city’s newer entertainment attractions — the normally cool and collected Sphere — has had enough.
Credit: Sphere Entertainment /TMX
There have been a half-dozen daily high temperatures broken in July and another is on the brink of being crushed. If the temperature is 110 degrees or higher on Saturday, July 13, it will be the 11th consecutive day, breaking the previous 10-day streak of 110 or higher.
Wednesday, July 3 (113)
Thursday, July 4 (113)
Friday, July 5 (113)
Saturday, July 6 (115) NEW RECORD
Sunday, July 7 (120) NEW RECORD : The hottest day ever recorded in Las Vegas.
Monday, July 8 (115) NEW RECORD
Tuesday, July 9 (119) NEW RECORD
Wednesday, July 10 (118) NEW RECORD : The fifth consecutive day of 115 degrees or higher.
Thursday, July 11 (118) NEW RECORD : The sixth consecutive day of 115 degrees or higher.
Friday, July 12 (116 forecasted) NEW RECORD POSSIBLE : The seventh day of 115 or higher could be broken.
Saturday, July 13 (112 forecasted) NEW RECORD POSSIBLE : Could be the eleventh consecutive day of 110 degrees or above.
Sunday, July 14 (108 forecasted)
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