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Excessive Heat Watch In Effect In Tucson On Labor Day Weekend
Tucson is due to experience hotter than normal temperatures this week as Labor Day approaches, the National Weather Service said.
TUCSON — August was declared Tucson's hottest month yet, with multiple 110 degree days, and September looks like it could continue the trend.
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for the Tucson area starting Friday at 10 a.m. and ending Monday at 8 p.m. Tucson could match its record for the month of September on Labor Day, when the high is expected to be 107 degrees. The highs are 10 degrees above normal, the weather service said.
An Excessive Heat Watch is in effect for portions of southeast Arizona from Friday morning (9/4) through Monday evening (9/7). Hot temperatures will return to southern Arizona, with afternoon highs nearly 10 degrees above normal and near record levels in some locations. #azwx pic.twitter.com/qto8uEHJvC
— NWS Tucson (@NWSTucson) September 1, 2020
This high heat follows a weekend of flash flood warnings in the Tucson area. There is a chance of rain in the days ahead of Friday when the excessive heat warning begins.
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August had an average monthly temperature of 92 degrees, making it the hottest month in the hottest summer on record. Eight record high temperatures were either set or tied, according to the National Weather Service. It is the most recorded in August since seven were recorded in 1994.
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