WETTESTSINCE
Arizona · precipitation record 1895–2026

Phoenix, AZ

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 1947
0.76in
2nd driest of 131 years · normal 3.16"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 130 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.44in
60th driest of 131 yrs
79% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
0.44in
39th driest of 131 yrs
67% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
0.76in
2nd driest of 131 yrs
24% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

3.3in
on Sep 8, 2014 · in 132 years

Dry Streak

9days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 160 days (to Jun 6, 1972)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 10 days

Year to Date vs Normal

24%
0.76" of a normal 3.16" · wettest 13.17" (1905) · driest 0.64" (1947)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 130-year record (1896–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 7.46" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1190519.73in
2194117.67in
3197815.23in
4198414.91in
5199214.24in

Driest Years on Record

119562.82in
220022.82in
319532.83in
419243.03in
519773.16in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Aug (~0.81") and driest in May (~0.0"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1911, 6.47".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Phoenix — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.90in
set in 1984

Rain on Jul 28

16%
of 130 years had measurable rain
1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.39″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.03″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.02″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.34″1917: 0.05″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.01″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.01″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.01″1932: 0.01″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.06″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.18″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.05″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.03″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.01″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.01″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.14″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.36″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 1.90″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.03″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.05″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.16″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Phoenix's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Phoenix, AZ — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Phoenix's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Phoenix, AZ — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:38 AM
Sunset7:30 PM
Solar noon12:34 PM
Daylight13h 52m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.43°N, 112.00°W

Nearby Stations

Tucson, AZ108 mi SEFlagstaff, AZ120 mi NWinslow, AZ132 mi NELake Havasu City, AZ152 mi NWYuma, AZ159 mi WKingman, AZ167 mi NW

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