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Hottest places in the USA
You can find a lot of warm places out there in the United States. If you are interested in learning more about the warmest places out of them, you can follow this article. We will quickly highlight five of the warmest places that you can find in the United States as of now. Click here to ease the burden of these hot places.
Brownsville in Texas
Brownsville is a city in South Texas that is close towards the Mexican border and is situated just on western Gulf Coast. As a result, this city is rather far south. Although it is not the most southern city in the US, temperatures there may still become rather high, particularly in the summer. The typical high in the middle of July is 94.4°F. The warmest months are July and August, so avoid going then if you really want to escape the heat. In Brownsville, there are about 223 bright days each year. The US has 205 sunny days on average.
Dallas in Texas
Texas is a large and stunning state. But you guys, it’s hot as hell. The remaining four positions on our top list were occupied by four Texas communities. With 134 nights per year with temps over 90°F, Del Rio ranks fourth. The average temperature throughout the year is 81.6°F, as if that weren’t enough. Although not oppressively hot, it is still very warm. With 107 degrees in April 2019, Del Rio had its warmest April since 1984. Del Rio often has humidity, which makes it seem hotter than other sections of Texas which get more of a dry heat.
Nevada in Las Vegas
Las Vegas is one of the warmest places in the US, which is no surprise given that it is located right in the heart of the desert. Regarding the hottest temperature ever recorded, it was tied with Tucson. At one time, 117°F was recorded in both cities. But here, the average summer temperature is substantially higher, rising to 104.1°F. In addition, Las Vegas is the American city that is warming the quickest, per the Climate Central, a group that researches climate change.
Tucson in Arizona
On the nationwide list of the warmest cities in the US, another Arizonan City was ranked second. Tucson has above 90°F temperatures on at least 148 days annually, which equates to almost 12 full weeks of oppressive heat. The typical daily high in mid-summer is 100.2°F.
Unexpectedly, Tucson often has warmer winters than Phoenix. Tucson’s record high temperature is higher than Phoenix’s on 58 days on average every year, and almost all of these days come in the late autumn or early winter.
Scottsdale in Arizona
Phoenix is now the warmest city in America, per the climate data from a National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. The city experiences above 90°F temperatures 169 days out of the year. And the scorching 122°F was the hottest temperature ever recorded. That is sexy as hell! On June 26, 1990, Phoenix saw its all-time high temperature of 122 degrees, which was recorded at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.
What causes Phoenix to get so hot? It’s because the valley’s surrounding mountains obstruct rain and clouds, allowing heat to accumulate under strong air pressure. Another factor is because it is close to the equator. Phoenix also is an Urban Heat Island (UHI), which would be a region where temperatures are continuously higher than those in the vicinity due to the presence of many concrete and asphalt structures and buildings that trap heat.
Final words
If you are planning to visit any of these, you should be ready to face extreme temperatures that exist. Hence, make sure that you don’t end up with any struggles with proper preparation.
Harper Harrison is a reporter for The Hear UP. Harper got an internship at the NPR and worked as a reporter and producer. harper has also worked as a reporter for the Medium. Harper covers health and science for The Hear UP.