The 10 all-time hottest weather temperature days recorded in the city of Yuma, plus the hottest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of Arizona. The temperature data for Yuma dates back to 1878.
The city of Yuma itself is not overly large with a population of some 95,000 people in the Sonoran Desert. However, the population usually doubles or more during the winter when many snow birds relocate to Yuma for the mild winters.
It can certainly get exceedingly hot in Yuma and the state of Arizona. The record hottest temperature ever recorded in Yuma is 124 degrees which occurred on July 28, 1995. The hottest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of Arizona is 128 degrees which occurred on June 29, 1994, in Lake Havasu.
Yuma averages a whopping 118 days a year when the weather temperature reaches or surpasses 100 degrees. The earliest date in any year when a 100 degree day occurred was on March 12, 1916, when it was 100 degrees exactly. The latest day that it was 100 degrees or more in Yuma was on October 25, 1989, when it was also 100 degrees exactly.
All-Time Hottest Weather Temperature Days in Yuma, Arizona
1. July 28, 1994 - 124 degrees
2. September 1, 1950 - 123 degrees
3. June 26, 1990 - 122 degrees
T-4. June 20, 2017 - 120 degrees
T-4. June 20, 2017 - 120 degrees
T-4. June 19, 2016 - 120 degrees
T-4. August 27, 1981 - 120 degrees
T-4. June 24, 1957 - 120 degrees
T-4. July 25, 1943 - 120 degrees
T-4. May 30, 1910 - 120 degrees
T-10. June 25, 1994 - 119 degrees
T-10. June 27, 1990 - 119 degrees
It's also been 119 degrees in Yuma a number of other times just the latest dates are listed above.
The hottest month of the year in Yuma is July which has an average temperature of 93.7 degrees followed closely by August at 92.7 degrees. The next hottest month is June at 87.6 degrees followed by September at 86.7 degrees. The annual average temperature for Yuma for the entire year is 74.2 degrees.
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