Dust blankets the Phoenix Valley to start July

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Monsoon 2025 is starting to get more active! High pressure near the Four Corners has allowed moisture to move into the region, especially across Eastern Arizona and New Mexico. As a result, we have [...] Read more

June 19th: Extreme heat across the Valley of the Sun

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Phoenix Sky Harbor hit 117º on June 19th, which was just 1º shy of the record for the day set back in 2016. Since 1896, this is only the 43rd time that the high in Phoenix has hit or exceeded [...] Read more

First 110º day of the year in Phoenix

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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

"Cold" start to June in Phoenix

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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

April 12th: Phoenix ties high temperature record

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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

First 100º day in Phoenix and ties record high

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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

Dust blankets the Phoenix Valley

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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

It's over! The 159-day dry streak at Phoenix Sky Harbor ends!

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Phoenix Sky Harbor measured 0.01 inches of rain around 9 am on January 29th! It might not seem like much, and let's be honest, it's not, but this broke the 159-day dry streak (2nd longest on record), [...] Read more

Finally feels like winter in Phoenix!

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Today (Jan 9th) marks the first below-average high temperature recorded at Phoenix Sky Harbor since November 19, 2024! The thermometer topped out at 65º, which is 2º below the average high for the [...] Read more

Record: Phoenix breaks temperature record on January 3rd

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The high temperature at Phoenix Sky Harbor hit 81º around 2:45pm this afternoon (Jan 3rd), breaking the old record high for the day of 79º set back in 1989. For reference, the average high for this [...] Read more
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