Extreme Temperature Diary- July 24, 2018/ Hot Topic: California Dreaming…Another Heat Wave Nightmare

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Tuesday July 4th… Dear Diary. The main purpose of this ongoing post will be to track United States extreme or record temperatures related to climate change. Any reports I see of ETs will be listed below the main topic of the day. I’ll refer to extreme or record temperatures as ETs (not extraterrestrials)😊. Here is today’s main climate change post related hot topic:

California Dreaming…Another Heat Wave Nightmare

Since I started this site in 2017 dealing mainly with extreme temperatures I feel like I am living a meteorologist’s groundhog day, constantly reporting on record heat from the great state of California. Well, as one great President from California, Reagan, once stated, here we go again. This time around though due to a Dipole pattern not much relief will be in the offing through the end of July.

First, let’s look at current heat advisories posted around the country:

Due to the Dipole the two coasts have big contrasts. The West is smoldering while the East is drowning. Heat advisories have been dropped for most of Texas but are now expanding into the Pacific Northwest.

It would appear that Wednesday will be the peak of this heat wave in Southern California this week, but due to the strength and orientation of the heat dome expect temperatures to be well above average for many days to come. We’ll see if at least it cools off towards the beaches by this weekend, though.

Across the country here is the temperature profile for tomorrow:

Records will be set from Arizona westward into California. Hot car deaths are still a threat east of the Rockies, but temperatures there for late July are not be that bad.

Our heat dome will peak out around 600 decameters and be centered on the California deserts Wednesday:

Heights do come down, but look where that ridge is centered a week from Wednesday. You guessed it…about the same place:

Now let’s specifically look at forecasts for the West:

Wednesday looks to the hottest day of the week. Here are Wednesday’s expected high temps and associated heat risk.
Afternoon high temperatures for Wednesday, July 25
Experimental Heat Risk for Wednesday, July 25th
5:12 PM – 22 Jul 2018

Extreme heat inland today–temps could exceed 120 in the lower deserts and 110 in the Inland Empire.  Elevated wildfire risk due to the heat.  Stay safe and remember NEVER leave a child or a pet in a car, even if you think it’s only for a few minutes! 

8:09 AM – 24 Jul 2018

High pressure over the southwest U.S. will bring hot temperatures to Northern California over the next few says. A heat advisory is in affect for the central valley and foothills for areas outside the delta influence.
5:23 AM – 24 Jul 2018

Updated high temperature forecast across the region today…a bit cooler across central/eastern Maricopa County due to this morning’s clouds/showers. However…Heat Impact levels still at dangerous levels!
9:33 AM – 24 Jul 2018

If you can, find someplace to this week! Beginning today, an Warning in effect for the forecast area.
5:28 AM – 24 Jul 2018

Warmer than usual ocean temperatures can bring higher moisture (muggy) in the form of the 70 degree dewpoint temperatures we are experiencing and they also can lead to warmer sea breeze or less cooling in heat waves, these are departure from normal sea surface temperatures
12:18 PM – 24 Jul 2018
When it gets this hot in California wildfires become a major concern. I’ll relate any major news in that front should conflagrations of any consequence break out. 
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As usual I will be adding relevant news and information to this post as the day progresses.
Here is some of  today’s heat related news:

Wildfires are back in Southern Europe (not that is good news)
A very intense fire is raging in the vicinity of Kineta 🇬🇷 west of
The heat is so intense that 🇪🇺🛰 in today’s imagery, would only see an infrared spot

11:22 AM – 23 Jul 2018 from Brussels, Belgium

Dr. Daniel Swain Retweeted NPR

These fast-moving, wind-driven, and deadly in southern Europe are highly analogous to the devastating North Bay fires near Santa Rosa, California last October. Much of Greece has Mediterranean climate and vegetation similar to California.

At least 20 people have died, Greece’s government spokesman said early Tuesday, and more than 100 are injured as three huge fires fueled by powerful winds burned near the Greek capital, Athens.
8:57 PM – 23 Jul 2018
The number of dead is up to 70 people from the Greek fires: 
Meanwhile, it’s extraordinarily wet in the eastern United States:
Here are today’s reported “ETs” from major reporting sites:

🔥🔥🔥 Death Valley, CA broke its daily high temp record today with a temp of 127°.  😲 WOW!

6:09 PM – 24 Jul 2018

Records Set so far on July 24, 2018

Station               New   Old   Year
Woodland Hills 108    107 2006
Lancaster           109     109 2006
Camarillo             88       87 2014

4:23 PM – 24 Jul 2018

Records highs so far today Thermal 122, Palm Springs 121, Borrego Springs 118, Campo 107, Ramona 103, San Diego 85 (2006)

4:47 PM – 24 Jul 2018
Here are Tuesday’s maxes:

The Southwest is the only area of the country where there are major heat concerns. The deserts of the Southwest were brutally hot with many locations topping 120F.

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