Phoenix hits a high of 67º for 4th day in a row
Do you like rare weather events? If so, Phoenix Sky Harbor just experienced one, and you likely didn't even know it!
The high today (Wednesday) in Phoenix was 67º, which is the 4th day in a row with a high temp of 67º. While it might not seem that rare at first glance, let's go to the numbers.
Out of 45,669 days of weather records (since Jan 1, 1986), this is only the 84th time there have been four or more consecutive days with the same high temperature. That's only 0.18% of days! The record stands at six days set in 1928 and 1953. In 1928, the high temperature was 71º from Dec 5th through Dec 10th, and in 1953, the high was 106º from Sept 5th through the 10th.
Do you like rare weather events? If so, Phoenix Sky Harbor just experienced one, and you likely didn't even know it!
The high today (Wednesday) in Phoenix was 67º, which is the 4th day in a row with a high temp of 67º. While it might not seem that rare at first glance, let's go to the numbers.
Out of 45,669 days of weather records (since Jan 1, 1986), this is only the 84th time there have been four or more consecutive days with the same high temperature. That's only 0.18% of days! The record stands at six days set in 1928 and 1953. In 1928, the high temperature was 71º from Dec 5th through Dec 10th, and in 1953, the high was 106º from Sept 5th through the 10th.