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Australia's south set to roast in extreme heat – again

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By: Ben McBurney, 01/26/2014

Not even a fortnight after enduring one of the most intense heatwaves on record, South Australia, southern New South Wales and Victoria are set to toast in another wave of extreme heat. It will get very hot very quickly from early next week, with much of the region seeing mid-to-high 30 degree heat on Monday. By Tuesday, large parts of SA, VIC and southern NSW will see the mercury reaching into the 40s, including Adelaide and possibly even parts of Melbourne.

 

A day or two of relief is then likely, at least for coastal locations, as a gusty southerly change sweeps through. Melbourne is set to see just 24 degrees on Wednesday, while Adelaide can look forward to a slightly cooler 33 degrees.

 

For more on this story visit www.weatherzone.com.au

Historical Heat Wave Expanding Across the West

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Accuweather.com - 6/30/13

New June record highs were already set or equaled in Salt Lake City, Utah, Needles, Calif., and Kingman, Ariz., on Friday. More records were set on Saturday in Phoenix, Ariz., Elko, Nev., and Palm Springs, Calif.

An atmospheric blast furnace is at full throttle this weekend over the interior West with heat reaching dangerous levels, challenging records and elevating the wildfire threat.

While many folks over the interior West are accustomed to and expect hot weather during the summer, this pattern is taking the heat to the extreme. In some cities, record highs for any date throughout the year could be equaled or breached.

Link: Accuweather.com

Major Western United States Heatwave To Hit End Week into Weekend

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TheWeatherSpace.com- 6/25/13

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A ridge of high pressure will cause elevated temperatures across most of the Western United States, from Arizona and California, northward to the US/Canada border.  This also may bring the first monsoon storms to the region as this abnormally large ridge of high pressure takes hold.

It’s that time of the year again, where a hot desert meets the Summer.  Temperatures in the 100s across Phoenix will turn to 115+, with 120+ along the Colorado River Valley as a ridge of high pressure builds in the area.

This ridge will be very large, bringing temperatures 15-20 degrees higher than normal for Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, New Mexico, and Utah.  Other areas like Montana, and Wyoming may also be in the outer fridges of the heatwave ridge.

With that heat will bring monsoonal moisture into play, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah may see the first monsoonal thunderstorms of the season with this event.

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