Phoenix: Wettest July 3rd on record
Strong thunderstorms developed over the Phoenix valley on the evening of July 3rd as outflows converged. While some portions of the Valley saw over an inch of rain, Phoenix Sky Harbor officially picked up 0.26", which broke a 94-year-old rainfall record for the day! The old record for the day was 0.22" set in 1927.
In case you are keeping track, this brings the 2021 Monsoon total to 0.43" (above the June 15th to July 4th average of 0.08") and the yearly total to 1.49" (below the year-to-date average of 3").
Since 1896, measurable rain has only been recorded on July 3rd eleven times.
Strong thunderstorms developed over the Phoenix valley on the evening of July 3rd as outflows converged. While some portions of the Valley saw over an inch of rain, Phoenix Sky Harbor officially picked up 0.26", which broke a 94-year-old rainfall record for the day! The old record for the day was 0.22" set in 1927.
In case you are keeping track, this brings the 2021 Monsoon total to 0.43" (above the June 15th to July 4th average of 0.08") and the yearly total to 1.49" (below the year-to-date average of 3").
Since 1896, measurable rain has only been recorded on July 3rd eleven times.