These past few days here at Thunderbird have been excruciatingly hot; students say that the heat is far worse compared to the end of last school year. “Like, oh my gosh, why is it so hot? You can’t even, like, step outside without being pelted by your own sweat. Also, it was NOT like this last year,” said Nicolas Luna, sophomore.
Is it really getting hotter? The last time the temperature reached 110 degrees on May 11 was in 1934, according to AZFamily, which further reported that on March 18, Arizona faced the earliest triple-digit weather in its history. With the entirety of the springtime facing record-breaking temperatures, it’s no surprise that this summer is estimated to be extremely hot.
Currently, Arizona has around a 40-50 percent chance of increasing temperatures, as compared to the average. According to the National Weather Service, or NWS.
The valley will be facing about a 40 percent increase in monsoons during that season, according to meteorologist Mark O’Malley in an interview with the Arizona New Times.
Overall, summer is looking to be much hotter in temperatures with the added humidity of the dreaded monsoon season.
