PHOENIX — It's a warm end to February across Arizona!
Temperatures are running around 10 degrees above normal for this time of year.
As we wrap up the month on Friday, we'll know whether this will end up being the second or third warmest February ever recorded in the city of Phoenix.
The record warmest at Sky Harbor was February of 1991. The overall average temperature that February was 66 degrees. This February will likely only be a few tenths of a degree lower than that.
Temperatures are heading in the right direction, though.
We're tracking a back-to-back storm systems that will bring cooler air in over the weekend and early next week.
The first one will move in on Saturday and really pick up winds across parts of our state.
As conditions stay dry, fire danger will increase across southeastern Arizona. Fire Weather Watches are in effect there from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday.
There is a slight chance of a few isolated showers in the high country and across northeastern Arizona, but our Valley forecast will stay dry through the weekend.
By Sunday, we’ll drop into the upper 70s across the Phoenix metro area and the forecast will get even cooler early next week as another weak storm system passes through.
This one may even bring a slight chance of spotty showers to the Valley on Monday as temperatures drop into the low 70s.
Forecast models are also hinting at another potential storm system towards the end of next week. Stay tuned for updates as we get closer!
2025 Sky Harbor Official Rainfall to date: 0.03" (-1.67" from average)
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2024 Sky Harbor Official Rainfall to date: 4.54" (-2.68" from average)
Monsoon 2024 Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 0.74" (-1.69" from average)
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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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