Phoenix on Track for Driest Summer Amid Record-Breaking Temps

Phoenix on Track , for Driest Summer, Amid Record-Breaking Temps.
As of Aug. 14, Phoenix has had
145 dry days, CNN reports. .
The city has not recorded
significant rainfall since March 22.
This stretch of no rain is the
second longest in Phoenix's history.
160 days of no rain were
recorded in Phoenix in 1972.
Phoenix typically experiences a
monsoon season in late summer.
Normally, this means that intense thunderstorms and rainstorms characterize the latter part of the hot season.
Flagstaff, a smaller AZ city known for skiing in the winter, has also had an unusually dry summer.
The dry summer has compounded the record-breaking heat in Phoenix.
July was Phoenix's hottest month on record.
It was also the hottest month recorded
for all cities in the U.S.
Phoenix went 31 days with temperatures
in excess of 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
The low temperatures in Phoenix
have also been unusually high, with
28 days of 90 or 90-plus degrees.
Of the 147 deaths caused by heat this year,
a majority of them have been reported in AZ.
Of the 147 deaths caused by heat this year,
a majority of them have been reported in AZ