PHOENIX — Our record-shattering stretch of triple-digit heat is finally over.
As of Monday, Phoenix hit 100 degrees or hotter 113 days in a row. The previous record was 76 consecutive triple-digit days set in August of 1993. That means we beat the previous record by over a month!
Now, cooler air is moving in and putting the entire Valley back in the 90s for the first time since May.
High temperatures will stay in the mid 90s for the rest of the week as overnight lows drop into the upper 60s to low 70s Valley-wide.
The next storm system we're tracking moves in from the west on Friday.
Breezes will pick up ahead of it on Thursday with peak wind gusts near 25 to 30 mph here in the Valley and across northern Arizona.
Overall, this next storm system is looking pretty dry, so we will not see any rain in the Valley.
Up north, there will only be a slight chance of a few isolated storms on Friday and Saturday.
After this storm system heads farther east on Sunday, high pressure will build in again. That will send Valley temperatures back into the low 100s on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday as our forecast stays sunny and dry.
Drought is worsening again across Arizona and there are only a couple of weeks left to get rain in the buckets before the monsoon season officially ends on September 30th.
So far, Phoenix has only picked up 0.74 inches of rain this monsoon season. Our 30-year average (which is considered our normal amount of rain) is 2.43 inches. But, it's important to remember, that is a decrease from the previous 30-year average of 2.71 inches (from 1981-2010) as our Valley climate continues to get hotter and drier.
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2024 Sky Harbor Official Rainfall to date: 4.54" (-0.60" 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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