Officially, Monsoon 2025 started on June 15th; however, before 2008, the monsoon did not begin in Phoenix until the daily average dew point was 55°F or higher for three consecutive days. This was [...] Read more
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
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
The mercury climbed to a scorching 113º in Tucson on Thursday (June 19th). This is only the 25th time Tucson has reached or exceeded 113º, with records going back to 1895. This is also the hottest [...] Read more
We are in the heart of what is known as the driest time of the year for Arizona, so drought conditions rarely improve. With that said, while we haven't seen an improvement in the past week, we have [...] Read more
Even though a big uptick in moisture and widespread thunderstorm activity is likely still a couple of weeks away, Monsoon 2025 started today (June 15th). In 2008. The National Weather Service [...] Read more
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
