Phoenix hits 80º for the second time this December
The high temperature on December 9th hit 80º at Phoenix Sky Harbor. This temperature is 14º above average for this time of year, and just 4º away from the record of 84º set back in 1981.
This also marks the second December day this year with a high temperature of 80º+. Since 1896, there have only been 15 years (now including this year) that have seen two or more 80º+ days in December.
- 7 days with 80º+: 1980
- 5 days with 80º+: 1939, 1940, 1950
- 4 days with 80º+: 1965
- 3 days with 80º+: 1938
- 2 days with 80º+: 1917, 1946, 1949, 1977, 1981, 2003, 2010, 2017, 2020
Looking at the total number of days in the weather record for December, there have only been 63 days out of 3,853 days with a high of 80º+. In other words, these temperatures are reasonably rare.
If you don't like this December "heat", temperatures will drop back into the 60s tomorrow into the weekend as a storm system moves through the state.
The high temperature on December 9th hit 80º at Phoenix Sky Harbor. This temperature is 14º above average for this time of year, and just 4º away from the record of 84º set back in 1981.
This also marks the second December day this year with a high temperature of 80º+. Since 1896, there have only been 15 years (now including this year) that have seen two or more 80º+ days in December.
- 7 days with 80º+: 1980
- 5 days with 80º+: 1939, 1940, 1950
- 4 days with 80º+: 1965
- 3 days with 80º+: 1938
- 2 days with 80º+: 1917, 1946, 1949, 1977, 1981, 2003, 2010, 2017, 2020
Looking at the total number of days in the weather record for December, there have only been 63 days out of 3,853 days with a high of 80º+. In other words, these temperatures are reasonably rare.
If you don't like this December "heat", temperatures will drop back into the 60s tomorrow into the weekend as a storm system moves through the state.