Wildfire Smoke From Utah Spreads Across Arizona

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Noticing some haze and smoke in the sky lately? If so, wildfire smoke from several wildfires burning in Utah has spread across the state the past few days. With high pressure just west of Arizona, [...] Read more

July 5th: Phoenix High Temperature Record

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It's hot! On July 5th, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport hit a scorching high of 118º, smashing the old record of 116º set back in 1983. The average high for this time of year is 107º. Afternoon high [...] Read more

Monsoon 2024: Tied Third Earliest Start

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If you lived in Arizona before 2008, you likely remember everyone talking about the dew point to start the monsoon. Before 2008, the start date was determined based on Phoenix Sky Harbor having a [...] Read more

Massive Dust Storm in New Mexico sweeps into Arizona

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Notice the haze around the area? Strong to severe thunderstorms in New Mexico, fueled partly by moisture from former Tropical Storm Alberto, developed across the eastern portion of New Mexico during [...] Read more

Northern Lights Seen in Mesa, Arizona

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Just after midnight on May 11th, the Weather Chit-Chat webcam in Northeast Mesa captured the Northern Lights! [...] Read more

Severe thunderstorm moves through Apache Junction & Gold Canyon on Aug 21st

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Severe thunderstorms moved through the far East Valley of Phoenix on August 21st, producing heavy rain and strong winds. The timelapse above is from the border of Apache Junction and Gold Canyon, [...] Read more

Aug 21st: High temperature in Phoenix is 5th coolest on record

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It has been a record-setting year for heat in Phoenix, so here is some "cooler" temperature news! The high temperature at Phoenix Sky Harbor on August 21st topped out at 91º, which comes in as the [...] Read more

Phoenix hits 119º on July 19th

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Phoenix Sky Harbor topped out at 119º on July 19th, breaking the old record high for the day of 116º set back in 1986. This is also only the 6th time since records began that the high in Phoenix [...] Read more

Fort Lauderdale received more rain in one day than Yuma has in over ten years!

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Yesterday (April 12th), torrential rain fell in the Fort Lauderdale area, with Fort Lauderdale International Airport measuring an astonishing 25.91"! No, this is not the monthly or yearly total; that [...] Read more

Flagstaff has wettest March on record

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The storm track was very active in March, bringing storm after storm through Arizona. This led to a record-setting 7.27" of precipitation being recorded in Flagstaff, breaking the record of the most [...] Read more
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