Rare June storm moves out of Phoenix area 1 day after record-setting rainfall

PHOENIX – An unusually wet Phoenix weather system moved out of the area Monday morning, but not before leaving a mark in the record books.

“It’s just one of those things where the pattern just set up perfectly for once for this time of the year,” Alex Young of the National Weather Service in Phoenix told KTAR News 92.3 FM.

Additional widespread rain fell overnight after Sunday’s historic downpour, but the metro Phoenix weather radar was clear by around 7 a.m. after the system drifted northwest.

“Generally, it looks like we’re going to be pretty much drying out for the most part, although there’s some shots for maybe some showery activity mostly in higher terrain areas tomorrow and maybe into Wednesday,” Young said early Monday.

By the time the rain stopped falling Monday morning, much of the region had received over 0.1 inches of precipitation since midnight. The heaviest activity was in the north and northwest Valley, where pockets exceeded 1.5 inches.

How much rain did Phoenix weather system produce?

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which the NWS uses for the city’s official readings, added 0.07 inches Monday morning.

On Sunday, Phoenix set a daily record with 0.24 inches of rain at Sky Harbor. The amount obliterated the mark of 0.02 inches from way back in 1914.

In addition, Sunday was the first time Phoenix received measurable rainfall on June 1 since 1914.

“Being the beginning of June, the rarity of this event is can’t be understated,” Young said.

Highs are typically just over 100 degrees during the first week of June, but temperatures are expected to peak in the 90s in the coming days.

Below normal temperatures will persist for the first half of this week with highs remaining in the mid to upper 90s across the lower deserts. Temperatures will gradually rise back above 100 degrees by late week. #azwx #cawx pic.twitter.com/v3R6KDTZgp

— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) June 2, 2025

However, the Phoenix weather forecast calls for highs to return to triple digits by the end of the week.

The unusual conditions aren’t confined to Phoenix. In southwestern Arizona, Yuma received 0.1 inches of rain on Sunday. While that might not seem like much, it was the first time in 150 years of record keeping the city had measurable precipitation on June 1.

KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Colton Krolak contributed to this report.

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