Jet-Fueled Lies, Phoenix Edition: A Record Temp Fueled By Tarmac Heat
Why Sky Harbor’s '118°F record' says more about aviation combustion than about climate.
by Dr. Matthew Wielicki August 08, 2025, 12:13 PM
I entered science to follow evidence… not narratives. Most researchers still do, yet each time a “new record” pops up from a thermometer hemmed in by taxiways and jet engines, the integrity I signed up to protect takes another hit. [some emphasis, links added]
Last month, I caught Tampa’s 100 °F “all-time high” red-handed.
The spike lined up with a Delta jet idling next to the sensor, a textbook case of combustion heat dressed up as climate change.
As I wrote then, we have seen this scam before… manufactured records from poorly located stations ring-fenced by tarmac and exhaust.
Now the playbook lands at Phoenix Sky Harbor. On 7 August 2025, the National Weather Service trumpeted a graphic declaring 118 °F — a new August record.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/jet-fueled-lies-phoenix-heat-record/