The region is predicted to have above 30-year normal temperatures this summer; the precipitation outlook is mostly neutral but a bit unfavorable in the corner closest to Texas. Of course this is an area that is normally dry and has very sporadic rainfall.
UPDATE: All-time heat records are at risk in Arizona, Nevada and the California desert region over the next week.
What about all the green areas?
They are okay. But I venture most of the map should be green. Yellow is dry enough that campfires are forbidden.
The formal definition of "extreme" fire danger boils down to "if a fire gets started it will be too hot to put out"
"Extreme" should be very rare, don't you think?
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