July in Death Valley became the hottest month in the history of the planet: temperature records were also broken in other places

July was the hottest month on record for dozens of cities in the western United States. These include Sacramento, Las Vegas and Portland, Oregon. And the hottest place on Earth has just recorded its hottest month, writes The Washington Post.

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According to Alaska climatologist Brian Brettschneider, Death Valley, California recorded an average July temperature of 42,5°C, the highest monthly average ever recorded by weather stations around the world.

Death Valley's hot month came at a time when the planet's average temperature reached its highest level for two days in a row. Over the past 13 months, the Earth has set high temperature records. Scientists say the heat wave is linked to decades of global warming due to humans polluting the atmosphere with greenhouse gases.

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July was the hottest month on record for dozens of cities in the western United States, including Sacramento, Las Vegas and Portland, Oregon.

High temperatures in Death Valley ranged from 43,9°C to 53,9°C. They reached at least 51,7°C for nine consecutive days from July 4 to July 12. At night, the mercury dropped below 32,2 °C only twice.

Many cities in the western United States also experienced a historically hot July. Las Vegas was one of the hottest cities in the country with an average July temperature of 37,7°C. July in Las Vegas was the hottest month on record, with the hottest day recorded on July 7th at 48,9°C.

Temperatures reached 43,3°C north of Oregon, Idaho and Washington. Weather historian Don Sutherland has documented several of the most notable temperature records:

• In California, Palmdale and Lancaster set records for the duration of extreme heat, with both cities reaching temperatures of 37,8°C for 25 consecutive days and at least 43,3°C for six consecutive days.
• Phoenix soared to 40,6°C on August 1 for the 57th consecutive day, breaking its previous record of 56 consecutive days in 2023. The city recorded its lowest temperature of 26,7°C on August 1, for the 57th consecutive day, surpassing the record of 51 days in 2023.
• In Las Vegas, temperatures reached 40,6°C for the 50th time this year on July 29, the earliest date on record. The previous earliest date for an extended hot period was August 11. The city experienced temperatures of at least 43,3°C for 29 days this year, matching the 1940 record. The hottest 31-day period was also recorded with an average maximum temperature of 44,4 °C from the end of June to the end of July.
• In Boise, Idaho, the low of 40,6°C persisted for nine days this year, breaking the previous 1898 record of five days. In addition, the maximum readings were recorded for nine consecutive days when the temperature reached a minimum of 38 °C.
• Redding, California had its hottest three-week period from June 28 to July 18, with an average high temperature of 42,4°C.
• In Seattle, the air warmed to at least 27,7°C for 17 days in a row, surpassing the record of 15 days.

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After a short pause, heat is expected again in the West. Forecasters are predicting temperatures will be nearly 10°C above normal in parts of the Pacific Northwest and California's northern plains through Aug. 3, before the heat wave shifts to Southern California and the desert Southwest next week, exacerbating already high risk of forest fires.

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