SOUTH PHOENIX, ARIZONA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 66.0 71.2 76.1 84.2 91.9 100.2 102.4 100.8 96.2 86.7 74.2 65.8 84.6
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 73.1 76.3 86.5 91.6 100.2 103.8 105.7 105.0 101.7 91.7 78.8 73.6 86.7
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1963 1972 1989 1984 1974 1983 1962 1979 1978 1967 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 59.7 64.9 67.6 77.9 86.9 93.1 99.3 96.5 91.5 80.6 68.4 60.1 81.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1966 1973 1975 1965 1965 1976 1964 1985 1972 1972 1967 1964
Mean Temperature (F) 51.7 55.8 60.0 66.6 73.9 82.2 87.9 86.5 80.7 70.5 59.0 52.0 68.9
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 57.6 59.6 67.9 73.6 80.6 86.2 90.2 89.0 87.4 76.5 62.5 57.8 71.0
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1976 1972 1989 1984 1990 1970 1969 1983 1988 1977 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 45.7 47.8 54.1 60.5 68.9 75.1 85.0 82.4 76.5 66.8 53.8 46.8 65.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1964 1964 1962 1975 1965 1965 1968 1968 1985 1969 1964 1967 1964
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 37.4 40.4 43.9 48.9 56.0 64.2 73.4 72.1 65.2 54.2 43.9 38.1 53.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 43.2 46.4 49.8 55.6 61.1 70.1 77.1 76.3 73.7 61.8 47.8 43.3 55.7
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1976 1978 1989 1987 1977 1977 1986 1983 1988 1977 1977 1990
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 27.8 29.8 36.6 42.9 50.8 57.1 69.7 67.0 58.0 48.2 37.8 33.2 49.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1964 1964 1962 1967 1965 1965 1987 1979 1973 1961 1964 1963 1964
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.78 0.77 0.98 0.26 0.17 0.18 0.87 1.29 0.89 0.68 0.67 1.03 8.57
Highest Precipitation (in.) 3.15 2.76 3.23 1.90 1.43 1.87 3.83 4.47 3.36 4.51 2.12 4.40 15.56
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1978 1983 1965 1976 1972 1984 1990 1983 1972 1978 1967 1978
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.01
Year Lowest Occurred 1976 1989 1984 1989 1989 1989 1963 1975 1978 1982 1980 1981 1977
Heating Degree Days (F) 412. 264. 197. 80. 8. 0. 0. 0. 0. 19. 191. 403. 1574.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 7. 42. 128. 284. 516. 710. 667. 471. 190. 11. 0. 3026.

Western Regional Climate Center, wrcc@dri.edu