Daily heat record broken in metro Phoenix for second day in a row
Oct 26, 2024, 3:34 PM | Updated: 5:15 pm
Phoenix experienced a broken daily heat record for a second straight day just a week after a 21-day streak ended. (KTAR News Photo)
(KTAR News Photo)
PHOENIX — The historically late fall heatwave in metro Phoenix continued into Saturday, as another daily heat record was broken.
The thermometer at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which the National Weather Service (NWS) uses for the city’s official records, hit 99 degrees at 1:50 p.m., 14 degrees above normal. The previous record of 98 degrees was set in 2001.
By 3:10 p.m., the temperature reached 100 degrees, which made Oct. 26 the second-latest appearance of a triple-digit day (100 degrees on Oct. 27, 2006).
The high temperature today at PHX Sky Harbor Airport has been 100 degrees. That's 15 degrees above normal/average and sets a new record for the date. Previous record is 98 degrees set in 2001. #azwx pic.twitter.com/6VbPbpBA22
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) October 26, 2024
The city experienced a warmer-than-usual morning at 66 degrees, according to NWS.
Daily heat records a common thing for metro Phoenix this fall
After a three-week streak of new daily heat records ended last week, consecutive records have been broken to start the weekend.
In addition, Phoenix is well on its way to its hottest October on record in a year that already had the hottest June and September.
The average October temperature in Phoenix has been 86.8 degrees as of Friday, nearly nine degrees above the normal, with less than a week remaining.
The hottest October in Phoenix history occurred in 2023 with an average temperature of 82.7 degrees.
