Right around 4:30 p.m. today (June 14th), the thermometer at Phoenix Sky Harbor hit 110º for the first time this year. The average first 110º day is June 11th, so at least we were able to hold off [...] Read more
Thanks to former Tropical Storm Alvin south of the tip of Baja and an area of low pressure near the Spur of Baja, moisture was funneled up into Arizona, resulting in widespread rainfall across [...] Read more
The high temperature on June 1st at Phoenix Sky Harbor was 89º, which is well below the average high of 100º. But we aren't going to stop with just comparing it to the average high; let's see just [...] Read more
Extreme or exceptional drought covers over 67% of Arizona as we head into the two driest months of the year. The good news is that drought numbers have not changed much from last week. But, the [...] Read more
The high temperature on April 12th at Phoenix Sky Harbor hit 99º, breaking the record high for the day of 99º, last set in 1936. The average high for this time of year is 85º. [...] Read more
The spring heat wave continues across Arizona, with at least seven locations across Northern Arizona breaking or tying record high temperatures. Here is a quick list of the locations that broke [...] Read more
People normally drive northward into the higher elevations of Arizona to escape the heat; however, this afternoon, record heat invaded this cooler part of Arizona as well. Flagstaff hit 76º, [...] Read more
Here in the Valley of the Sun, there is always buzz each year about the first time Phoenix Sky Harbor breaks the century mark. This year, at around 2:28pm on April 10th, Phoenix Sky Harbor, the [...] Read more
A weather disturbance dropped into Arizona from the north late Wednesday night into Thursday, resulting in strong gusty winds and blowing dust across Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and the northern [...] Read more
The latest drought numbers for Arizona are in, and they continue to trend in the wrong direction, with 97.8% of the state now in drought conditions. That number is up 14% from last week and up over [...] Read more
