Uncommon Weather Event in Phoenix - Did You Notice?
Today (March 30th), the high temperature at Phoenix Sky Harbor was 77º, with a low temperature of 53º. If you asked what the high and low were yesterday, you would get the same answer. While nothing might sound too exciting with this, let's go to the numbers.
Since records began in 1896 to today, it has been 45,379 days. Out of those days, Phoenix has recorded the exact same high and low temperature on back-to-back days a total of 590 times. That is only 1.3% of all days on record!
So far this year, Phoenix has already recorded five of these days, and we are only three months into the year! The most recorded in a given year was ten, which occurred in both 2012 and 1930. The least is one in a year and occurred in 1989, 1980, 1978, and 1919.
Ok, that might still not sound exciting, but to a weather nerd... well, you get the point.
Today (March 30th), the high temperature at Phoenix Sky Harbor was 77º, with a low temperature of 53º. If you asked what the high and low were yesterday, you would get the same answer. While nothing might sound too exciting with this, let's go to the numbers.
Since records began in 1896 to today, it has been 45,379 days. Out of those days, Phoenix has recorded the exact same high and low temperature on back-to-back days a total of 590 times. That is only 1.3% of all days on record!
So far this year, Phoenix has already recorded five of these days, and we are only three months into the year! The most recorded in a given year was ten, which occurred in both 2012 and 1930. The least is one in a year and occurred in 1989, 1980, 1978, and 1919.
Ok, that might still not sound exciting, but to a weather nerd... well, you get the point.