Phoenix breaks daily heat record for 3rd consecutive day

PHOENIX – The city of Phoenix broke a daily heat record Monday for the third consecutive day.

The previous March 2 record of 90 degrees was initially set in 1910 and matched twice: in 1921 and 2016. Monday’s temperature at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which the National Weather Service uses for the city’s official readings, topped out at 93 degrees.

While the calendar still says winter, Phoenix has now reached at least 90 degrees on four consecutive days.

The streak of days in the 90s started with Friday’s high of 92, which tied two records: one for the date and another for the hottest February temperature ever recorded in the city.

Streak of daily heat records started as February ended

The all-time February record was tied again on Saturday, starting the streak of new daily heat records and wrapping up a month and season of unprecedented warmth.

It was Phoenix’s warmest February on record with an average temperature of 67.7 degrees, shattering the previous mark of 66 degrees from 1991 and 2025.

Additionally, it was by far the warmest meteorological winter (December through February) ever recorded in Phoenix, with an average temperature of 64 degrees. The previous meteorological winter high mark of 61.3 degrees was recorded last year.

March and the new meteorological season started with a daily heat record of 93 degrees on Sunday, the hottest day of the year so far.

However, Monday will probably be Phoenix’s last day in the 90s for the near future. The seven-day forecast calls for highs in the 80s or upper 70s through the weekend — below record levels but at least 10 degrees above normal for the first week in March.

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