Phoenix sets record for largest December temperature drop
On December 9th, the high temperature was a warm 80º in Phoenix. One day later, on December 10th, the high temperature topped out at just 61º. That's a 19º drop in only one day, which sets the record as the largest one-day high-temperature drop in December for Phoenix. The old record was an 18º drop set back in 1928, when the temperature went from 71º on December 11th to 53º on December 12th.
How does this match up to the biggest temperature drop using all months? That record is a drop of 27º and has happened twice. In 1951, the high temperature went from 100º on August 26th down to 73º on August 27th. And in 1905, the high went from 77º on November 20th to 50º on November 21st. With that said, the 19º drop we just had will go down as the 9th all-time largest temperature drop.
If you were wondering, the largest temperature increase from one day over the next occurred back in 1989, when the high temperature went from 58º on January 1st to 79º on January 2nd. Looking at just December, the largest increase was back in 1968, with a temperature rise of 15º.
Ok, that's all the time we have for fun weather facts today!
On December 9th, the high temperature was a warm 80º in Phoenix. One day later, on December 10th, the high temperature topped out at just 61º. That's a 19º drop in only one day, which sets the record as the largest one-day high-temperature drop in December for Phoenix. The old record was an 18º drop set back in 1928, when the temperature went from 71º on December 11th to 53º on December 12th.
How does this match up to the biggest temperature drop using all months? That record is a drop of 27º and has happened twice. In 1951, the high temperature went from 100º on August 26th down to 73º on August 27th. And in 1905, the high went from 77º on November 20th to 50º on November 21st. With that said, the 19º drop we just had will go down as the 9th all-time largest temperature drop.
If you were wondering, the largest temperature increase from one day over the next occurred back in 1989, when the high temperature went from 58º on January 1st to 79º on January 2nd. Looking at just December, the largest increase was back in 1968, with a temperature rise of 15º.
Ok, that's all the time we have for fun weather facts today!