This summer in Phoenix and central Arizona it will be hotter than the normal HOT.
Avg. Number of days over 90 degrees 168 daysTHIS SUMMER 184 days
Avg. Number of days over 100 degrees 110 days THIS SUMMER 116 days
Avg. Number of days over 110 degrees 19 days THIS SUMMER 21 days
FACTS ABOUT 100 DEGREE TEMPERATURES AT PHOENIX
The first occurrence of 100 °F or higher annually:
Earliest - March 26, 1988 Latest - June 18, 1913 Average - May 12
The last occurrence of 100 °F or higher: Earliest - September 2, 1904 Latest - October 23, 2003 Average - September 28
The first occurrence of 110 °F or higher: Earliest - May 8, 1989 Latest - August 9, 1915 Average - June 19 Note: In 1911 there were no 110+ °F Days.
The last occurrence of 110 °F or higher: Earliest - June 5, 1912 Latest - September 19, 2010 Average - August 10 Note: In 1911 there were no 110+ °F Days.
Average annual number of days with maximum temperatures of
100 °F of higher 1896-2010: 92
Average annual number of days with maximum temperatures of
100 °F of higher 1981-2010: 110
Least number of days with maximum temperatures of
100 °F or higher: 48 in 1913
Most number of days with maximum temperatures of
100 °F or higher: 143 in 1989
Greatest number of consecutive days with maximum temperatures of
100 or higher: 76 in 1993
Average annual number of days with maximum temperatures of
110 of higher 1896-2010: 11
Average annual number of days with maximum temperatures of
110 of higher 1981-2010: 19
Least number of days with maximum temperatures of
110 or higher: 0 in 1911
Most number of days with maximum temperatures of
110 or higher: 32 in 2007
Greatest number of consecutive days with maximum temperatures of
110 or higher: 18 in 1974
The CPC or Climate Prediction Center has all of Arizona above normal for the summer of 2013. The areas that could be well above normal may be in southeast AZ in places like Tucson, Douglas and Nogales.
Phoenix will have it's share of 100 degrees days but not as many haboobs as last year when 7 rolled across Maricopa county.