Arizona dries out, and temperatures soar

PHOENIX — Our latest winter storm has moved out, and high pressure is building in.

That means a big warm-up is coming!

Morning lows will still be pretty cool, with Valley lows dropping into the upper 40s to lower 50s Sunday morning.

By Sunday, though, we warm up quickly, temperatures jump about 10 degrees, pushing Valley highs into the low 80s.

The warm-up won’t stop there. Highs will continue to climb each day next week, and by Friday, we could see our first 90s of the year!

On average, our first 90s tend to happen around March 30th, so this would be nearly a month sooner than normal.

Last year, our first 90-degree day happened on February 25th, which was also around a month sooner than normal.

Phoenix has only had 8 days on record in the month of February with temperatures in the 90s, so temperatures this warm this soon have historically been rare.

2026 Sky Harbor Official Rainfall to date: 0.26″ (-1.22″ from average)
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2025 Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 8.31″ (+1.09″ from average)

Monsoon 2025 Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 2.76″ (+0.33″ from average)
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Daily rainfall reports from all across the Valley can be found here.
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PHOENIX IS GETTING DRIER – LOWER RAINFALL AVERAGES NOW

Average Monsoon Rainfall in Phoenix (1981-2010): 2.71″ of rain

NEW Average Monsoon Rainfall in Phoenix (1991-2020): 2.43″ of rain

Average Yearly Rainfall in Phoenix (1981-2010): 8:03″ of rain

NEW Average Yearly Rainfall in Phoenix (1991-2020): 7.22″ of rain
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