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Phoenix Weather Records and Extremes

Record highs and lows for Phoenix, threaded from 1 station; the hottest day was 50.0 C (122.0 F) on 26 June 1990, with the station behind every year.

Key Facts for Phoenix

  • The highest maximum temperature on record in Phoenix is 50.0 C (122.0 F), set on 26 June 1990.
  • The lowest minimum temperature on record in Phoenix is -8.3 C (17.1 F), set on 5 January 1950.
  • The lowest maximum temperature on record in Phoenix is 6.1 C (43.0 F), set on 20 January 1935.
  • The highest minimum temperature on record in Phoenix is 36.1 C (97.0 F), set on 19 July 2023.
  • The Phoenix record is threaded from 1 station and runs from 1933 to 2026, 94 years.
  • 1,464 daily records at Phoenix still stand.
  • 2024 holds the most standing records at Phoenix: 58.

Stations Behind the Phoenix Record

94 years of record
Stations threaded into the Phoenix record
StationFromToNotes
Phoenix AP19332026Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Caveats

  • Sky Harbor is a single station. The urban heat island has grown around it over the record.

All-Time Extremes

All-time temperature extremes at Phoenix
ExtremeValueDateStation
Highest maximum50.0 C (122.0 F)26 June 1990Phoenix AP
Lowest maximum6.1 C (43.0 F)20 January 1935Phoenix AP
Highest minimum36.1 C (97.0 F)19 July 2023Phoenix AP
Lowest minimum-8.3 C (17.1 F)5 January 1950Phoenix AP

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

27 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Phoenix, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Phoenix. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 27 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Phoenix. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 27 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Phoenix, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan31.1 C (88.0 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)27.2 C (81.0 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)
Feb33.3 C (91.9 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)
Mar40.6 C (105.1 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)40.6 C (105.1 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Apr40.6 C (105.1 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)15.6 C (60.1 F)
May45.0 C (113.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)42.8 C (109.0 F)16.7 C (62.1 F)
Jun50.0 C (122.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)44.4 C (111.9 F)24.4 C (75.9 F)
Jul49.4 C (120.9 F)16.1 C (61.0 F)47.2 C (117.0 F)23.9 C (75.0 F)
Aug47.8 C (118.0 F)15.6 C (60.1 F)47.2 C (117.0 F)23.9 C (75.0 F)
Sep47.8 C (118.0 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)42.8 C (109.0 F)18.9 C (66.0 F)
Oct45.0 C (113.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)40.0 C (104.0 F)21.1 C (70.0 F)
Nov37.2 C (99.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)n/an/a
Dec31.1 C (88.0 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Phoenix by the year they were set 1,464 records at Phoenix still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 58. 02040601933: 131934: 281935: 191938: 421939: 101940: 121941: 411942: 281943: 191944: 321946: 91947: 11948: 291949: 441950: 311951: 201952: 121953: 181954: 121955: 191956: 161957: 141958: 81959: 51960: 101961: 41962: 191963: 121964: 221965: 281966: 131967: 141968: 101969: 71970: 101971: 241972: 161973: 61974: 51975: 81976: 121977: 101978: 111979: 81980: 81981: 111982: 141983: 131984: 91985: 161986: 141987: 171988: 111989: 291990: 241991: 121992: 111993: 91994: 61995: 81996: 91997: 91998: 101999: 122000: 152001: 172002: 92003: 202004: 52005: 52006: 142007: 172008: 72009: 132010: 92011: 192012: 152013: 102014: 72015: 182016: 212017: 152018: 122019: 62020: 302021: 172022: 62023: 422024: 582025: 262026: 481933194619561966197619861996200620162026
1,464 records at Phoenix still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 58.
Standing records at Phoenix by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
193313
193428
193519
193842
193910
194012
194141
194228
194319
194432
19469
19471
194829
194944
195031
195120
195212
195318
195412
195519
195616
195714
19588
19595
196010
19614
196219
196312
196422
196528
196613
196714
196810
19697
197010
197124
197216
19736
19745
19758
197612
197710
197811
19798
19808
198111
198214
198313
19849
198516
198614
198717
198811
198929
199024
199112
199211
19939
19946
19958
19969
19979
199810
199912
200015
200117
20029
200320
20045
20055
200614
200717
20087
200913
20109
201119
201215
201310
20147
201518
201621
201715
201812
20196
202030
202117
20226
202342
202458
202526
202648

All-Time Record Progression

9 new records
When Phoenix set new all-time records 9 all-time records were set at Phoenix between 3 August 1969 and 19 July 2023. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperatureRecord high maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitation3 August 1969: Record high minimum temperature 31.7 C (89.1 F)16 July 1970: Record high minimum temperature 32.8 C (91.0 F)29 June 1976: Record high minimum temperature 33.3 C (91.9 F)20 July 1989: Record high minimum temperature 33.9 C (93.0 F)25 June 1990: Record high maximum temperature 48.9 C (120.0 F)26 June 1990: Record high maximum temperature 50.0 C (122.0 F)15 July 2003: Record high minimum temperature 35.6 C (96.1 F)8 September 2014: Record daily precipitation 83.8 mm (3.3 in)19 July 2023: Record high minimum temperature 36.1 C (97.0 F)197019801990200020102020
9 all-time records were set at Phoenix between 3 August 1969 and 19 July 2023. Each dot is a new record.
When Phoenix set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1969-08-03Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 31.7 C (89.1 F)
1970-07-16Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 32.8 C (91.0 F)
1976-06-29Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 33.3 C (91.9 F)
1989-07-20Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 33.9 C (93.0 F)
1990-06-25Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 48.9 C (120.0 F)
1990-06-26Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 50.0 C (122.0 F)
2003-07-15Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 35.6 C (96.1 F)
2014-09-08Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2023-07-19Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 36.1 C (97.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 83.8 mm (3.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Phoenix The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Phoenix. The most was 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 8 September 2014. 0255075100 Jan: 33.8 mm (1.3 in), 21 January 2010 Jan Feb: 37.1 mm (1.5 in), 24 February 1987 Feb Mar: 50.3 mm (2.0 in), 3 March 1983 Mar Apr: 23.4 mm (0.9 in), 11 April 1941 Apr May: 23.6 mm (0.9 in), 15 May 2015 May Jun: 34.8 mm (1.4 in), 22 June 1972 Jun Jul: 48.3 mm (1.9 in), 28 July 1984 Jul Aug: 75.9 mm (3.0 in), 3 August 1943 Aug Sep: 83.8 mm (3.3 in), 8 September 2014 Sep Oct: 59.9 mm (2.4 in), 2 October 2018 Oct Nov: 40.6 mm (1.6 in), 22 November 2013 Nov Dec: 37.8 mm (1.5 in), 30 December 1940 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Phoenix. The most was 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 8 September 2014.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Phoenix
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan33.8 mm (1.3 in)21 January 2010
Feb37.1 mm (1.5 in)24 February 1987
Mar50.3 mm (2.0 in)3 March 1983
Apr23.4 mm (0.9 in)11 April 1941
May23.6 mm (0.9 in)15 May 2015
Jun34.8 mm (1.4 in)22 June 1972
Jul48.3 mm (1.9 in)28 July 1984
Aug75.9 mm (3.0 in)3 August 1943
Sep83.8 mm (3.3 in)8 September 2014
Oct59.9 mm (2.4 in)2 October 2018
Nov40.6 mm (1.6 in)22 November 2013
Dec37.8 mm (1.5 in)30 December 1940

Period of Record Coverage

1933 to 2026
Days with data per year at Phoenix 93 years of record at Phoenix, 1933 to 2026. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947 and others. 1933: 214 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 151 of 365 days1937: 89 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 242 of 365 days1940: 276 of 366 days1941: 364 of 365 days1942: 364 of 365 days1943: 364 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 90 of 365 days1946: 150 of 365 days1947: 31 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 282 of 365 days1935195019651980199520102025
93 years of record at Phoenix, 1933 to 2026. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947 and others.
Days with data per year at Phoenix
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
193321459%No
1934365100%Yes
193515141%No
19378924%No
1938365100%Yes
193924266%No
194027675%No
1941364100%Yes
1942364100%Yes
1943364100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
19459025%No
194615041%No
1947318%No
1948366100%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003365100%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628277%No

Latest Records

Latest records at Phoenix
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 October 2026Phoenix AP, USdaily high min (Provisional)28.3 C (82.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)1 year13 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2026Phoenix AP, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)27.2 C (81.0 F)tie1 year2 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2026Phoenix AP, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)26.7 C (80.1 F)tie1 year2 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2026Phoenix AP, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)26.7 C (80.1 F)tie32 years4 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 2026Phoenix AP, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie8 years2 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2026Phoenix AP, USdaily high min (Provisional)32.2 C (90.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)3 years10 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2026Phoenix AP, USdaily high min (Provisional)33.3 C (91.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)28 years22 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 2026Phoenix AP, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)31.1 C (88.0 F)tie1 year2 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 2026Phoenix AP, USdaily low max (Provisional)32.8 C (91.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)75 years32 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2026Phoenix AP, USdaily high min (Provisional)34.4 C (93.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)3 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 2026Phoenix AP, USmonthly high min (Tie, Provisional)35.0 C (95.0 F)tie23 years6 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2026Phoenix AP, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)47.2 C (117.0 F)tie15 years3 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2026Phoenix AP, USdaily high max (Provisional)46.1 C (115.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2026Phoenix AP, USdaily high min (Provisional)32.2 C (90.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)56 years27 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2026Phoenix AP, USdaily high max (Provisional)46.1 C (115.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years16 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 2026Phoenix AP, USdaily high min (Provisional)33.3 C (91.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)37 years23 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2026Phoenix AP, USmonthly high min (Tie)35.0 C (95.0 F)tie22 years6 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2026Phoenix AP, USdaily high min33.9 C (93.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)3 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2026Phoenix AP, USdaily high max (Tie)46.7 C (116.1 F)tie1 year2 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2026Phoenix AP, USdaily high min34.4 C (93.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)5 years11 of 100 (Routine)

Threshold Days in Phoenix

How many days a year reach a given temperature or amount of rain. The combined page lists every threshold.

Download the Data

  • Data for Phoenix standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). The city record threads stations by a curated mapping and is not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).