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The high temperature at Weather Bus.com this afternoon (April 21st) was 98.2ºF, which occurred at 3:06pm. Even though our location did not reach the century mark, many locations across the state did. The high temperature at Phoenix Sky Harbor was 102ºF, which was one degree away from the record high of 103ºF set back in 1989. Some other location around the state today, that recorded a high at or above 100ºF are listed below:
BOUSE : 102
BULLHEAD CITY : 103
CASA GRANDE : 101
EAST MESA : 102
GILA BEND : 105
LAKE HAVASU CITY : 102
MARICOPA 4 MILES NORTH : 102
ORGAN PIPE CACTUS * : 100
PHOENIX SKY HARBOR : 102
TONOPAH : 101
YOUNGTOWN : 101
YUMA AIRPORT : 104

The strong ridge of high pressure that has built into the region over the past several days, will begin to break down tonight into this weekend, resulting in a gradual cool down, with temps this weekend into next week in the mid to upper 80’s.

Stay cool!

A strong ridge of high pressure has been building into the western United States for the past couple days resulting in well above average high temperatures for this time of year. The average high temperature for this time of year in the Apache Junction/Gold Canyon region is around 81ºF. With the strong ridge continuing over the region yet again today, and possibly strengthening slightly high temperatures could easily reach the 100ºF mark in many locations across the state/valley this afternoon. If our location does in fact reach 100ºF this afternoon, it will be the earliest occurrence of the first 100ºF high temperature since our records began in April 2001.

The ridge will begin to weaken tomorrow into the end of the week, resulting in a slow cool down.

Below is a list of the first occurrences each year from 2001 to 2008 we have reached 100ºF.
2008: 100.4ºF on May 18th
2007: 102.5ºF on May 11th
2006: 100.4ºF on May 15th
2005: 102.5ºF on May 20th
2004: 100.2ºF on May 3rd
2003: 100.0ºF on May 13th
2002: 104.9ºF on May 14th
2001: 101.1ºF on May 7th

Be sure to stay well hydrated.

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