Phoenix gets some relief from heat streak of 31 days over 110FResidents of Phoenix, Arizona have received some brief respite as a 31-day streak of temperatures over 110F (43C) came to an end after monsoon rains.
The heat streak ended on Monday when the temperatures maxed out at 108F.
Temperatures are expected to rise again later in the week, possibly reaching 115F.
Cities across the US, like Las Vegas and El Paso, have also been experiencing record-breaking heat this summer.
"The record streak of 31 straight days of 110+ degree temperatures has ended," the National Weather Service (NWS) wrote on Monday on social media site X, formerly known as Twitter.
"The high temperature at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport reached 108 degrees this afternoon, which is only 2 degrees above normal."
The previous heat record was set in 1974 with 18 consecutive days over 110F.
Last month was the hottest on record in Phoenix for any US city, with an average temperature of 102.7F, according to the Arizona State Climate Office.
Arizona's monsoon season typically runs from mid-June to the end of September. The season has had a later start this year.
Rainfall usually comes in the form of late-in-the-day thunderstorms. Monsoon season happens when wind directions shift in the summer, carrying moisture north-ward from Mexico, according to the NWS.
Relief in Phoenix is expected to brief, though. Forecasts are predicting temperatures to rise again later in the week. National Weather Service meteorologist Matthew Hirsch said August might be even hotter than July.......
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