Phoenix temperature reaches record high for third straight day
Jul 25, 2018, 2:24 PM | Updated: Jul 26, 2018, 7:31 am
PHOENIX — The temperature reached a record high in Phoenix on Wednesday for a third consecutive day, but relief is in sight.
The thermometer hit 116 degrees a little after 3 p.m., breaking the record for the date of 115 set back in 1943. It also tied the record high for the year, which was set a day earlier.
Another high temperature record was broken today at Phoenix Sky Harbor #azwx pic.twitter.com/XsXqodRvA2
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) July 25, 2018
On Monday, it hit 115 degrees, breaking the record of 114 for the date set in 2014.
Then it reached 116 degrees Tuesday, tying the record for the date, also set in 2014.
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An extreme heat warning has been in effect all week and was set to expire at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Moisture was expected to slowly move back into the region in the coming days, dropping temperatures closer to normal levels for this time of year and increasing the chances for precipitation.
Thunderstorms were developing north of the Phoenix area Wednesday afternoon, but chances of rain across the deserts remained low, the National Weather Service said.
Thunderstorms are developing north of the Phoenix area this afternoon. May see an outflow boundary push southward by early evening, but thunderstorm chances across the deserts remain low. Satellite loop from the @CollegeDuPage #azwx pic.twitter.com/maE75pel5L
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) July 25, 2018
Thursday’s forecast called for highs of 108-111 degrees in the area.
After several days of lows staying in the 90s, overnight temperatures were expected to start dipping into the 80s.
The next best chance for storms was forecast for Saturday evening, when there is a 30 percent possibility for measurable rain.
