PHOENIX — Extreme heat is back in the Valley this week!
As high pressure intensifies over our region, temperatures will be back above 110 degrees in Phoenix starting Tuesday.
That will increase the risk of heat-related illnesses, so Excessive Heat Warnings are back in effect from 10 a.m. Tuesday until 8 p.m. Thursday. These heat alerts also extend into southern and southeast Arizona, and into parts of northern and northwest Arizona too.
With these heat alerts in effect, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will be ABC15 Weather Action Days. So, take action now to prepare yourself and your family for a stretch of dangerously hot days ahead.
Stay hydrated, limit your time outside between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., wear light-colored clothing, and watch for signs of heat-related illnesses.
By Wednesday and Thursday, we will even flirting with records!
The forecast high for both days is 112 degrees. Wednesday's record is currently 113 degrees, set in 2022. Thursday's record is 114 degrees, set in 1936.
Air quality concerns is also getting worse this week. Ozone High Pollution Advisories are in effect for the Phoenix metro now through Tuesday.
Exposure to ozone can increase the number and severity of asthma attacks, cause or aggravate bronchitis or other lung disease, and reduce the body's ability to fight infection. Symptoms may include itchy eyes, nose, and throat, wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, chest pain, and upper respiratory issues.
Please help reduce ozone pollution by driving as little as possible, carpooling or using public transit. Also, refuel your vehicle after dark and avoid idling in long drive-thru lines.
While we're talking about more hot and dry weather this week, Monsoon 2024 officially begins this weekend, on June 15.
We don't have any signs of rain chances in our forecast for now and the outlook this year has odds favoring another drier and hotter-than-normal season.
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2024 Rainfall totals:
Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 3.80" (+0.88" from average)
Valley Average (Phoenix Rainfall Index): 3.81"
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2023 Rainfall totals:
Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 4.21" (-3.01" from average)
Valley Average (Phoenix Rainfall Index): 5.47"
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Daily rainfall reports from all across the Valley can be found here.
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PHOENIX IS GETTING DRIER - LOWER RAINFALL AVERAGES NOW
Average Monsoon Rainfall in Phoenix (1981-2010): 2.71" of rain
NEW Average Monsoon Rainfall in Phoenix (1991-2020): 2.43" of rain
Average Yearly Rainfall in Phoenix (1981-2010): 8:03" of rain
NEW Average Yearly Rainfall in Phoenix (1991-2020): 7.22" of rain
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