New year, same weather: Phoenix could see another daily temperature record soon

PHOENIX — It might not take long for Phoenix to at least match a daily temperature record for the first time in 2025.

“Over the next couple of days we’re going to remain well above normal, generally around 10-15 degrees above normal in the mid to upper 70s,” Alex Young, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS) in Phoenix, told KTAR News 92.3 FM on Thursday.

In fact, the forecast calls for a high of 79 degrees on Friday, which would tie the daily temperature record for Jan. 3 set in 1989.

The highs will dip a bit after Friday but remain unseasonably warm for the foreseeable future, Young added.

“Actually, it looks like we’ll cool down a little bit going through the weekend and into early next week, down into the lower 70s and maybe even as low as the upper 60s, but it looks like we’ll still remain above normal going through the middle of next week,” he said.

How often did Phoenix set a daily temperature record in 2024?

Last month was the hottest December ever recorded in Phoenix, according to the Arizona State Climate Office. In fact, the temperature was above average for every day of the month, including a four-day streak of daily records.

It capped a year that saw Arizona’s largest city experience its the hottest meteorological summer (June-August) and hottest September and October. In all, Phoenix matched or set a daily temperature record 39 times in 2024.

Happy 2025! Here are some 2024 stats so far for Arizona, statewide:
Hottest Summer on record (Jun-Aug)
Hottest September on record
Hottest October on record
Hottest June-October on record
(period of record goes back 130 years)

It takes a few days to calculate annual statewide… pic.twitter.com/EHErGq6Obq

— AZ State Climate (@AZStateClimate) January 1, 2025

Is there any rain in the Phoenix forecast?

On top of the warm winter weather, Phoenix’s monthslong dry streak is expected to remain intact for the time being.

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which the NWS uses for the city’s official readings, hasn’t received measurable rainfall since Aug. 22.

“It still looks like any systems that are going to move through are not going to produce any rain at this point, at least here in the Valley,” Young said.

KTAR News 92.3 FM’s John Roller contributed to this report.

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