Las Vegas Review-Journal (Sunday)
September brings record-breaking heat for Las Vegas, Death Valley
Death Valley smashes daily record: 125 degrees
September has arrived, but the record-breaking heat has not left Death Valley or the Las Vegas Valley.
On Saturday, the high at Death Valley National Park was 125 degrees, smashing the daily record of 119 set in 2017, the National Weather Service reported in a tweet.
At 125 degrees, the California park also recorded its all-time hottest temperature for September. The previous record was 123, set in 1996.
In the Las Vegas area, the high temperature at McCarran International Airport reached 112 degrees Saturday, shattering the record of 109 set in 1977, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Barry Pierce.
“We’ll be starting with records for early September,” he said. “There’s sort of a strong area of area of high pressure over the Great Basin providing us with plenty of sunshine and hot temperatures.”
Sunday’s and Monday’s highs also could set daily records. If reached,
Sunday’s forecast high of 112 would eclipse the record of 110, set in 1955. Labor Day’s forecast high is 112, which is 2 degrees higher than the Sept. 7 record set in 1977.
An excessive heat warning in the valley began Friday and extends through Monday evening.
After Labor Day, cooler weather is on tap, with projected highs of 93 on Tuesday and 89 on Wednesday.
“We’re expecting a pretty potent cold front to come sweeping through the area early Tuesday morning and bring in that drastic cool-down along with winds,” Pierce said.