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A closer look at the hottest summers in Phoenix history<\/strong><\/p>\n The summer of 2024<\/strong> in Phoenix, Arizona<\/strong> stands as the hottest summer ever recorded<\/strong>, with an average seasonal temperature of 98.95\u00b0F (37.2\u00b0C)<\/strong>. This astonishing figure surpassed even the blistering summer of 2023<\/strong>, rewriting the climate record books for the Southwest<\/strong>.<\/p>\n June 2024<\/strong> was a historic scorcher<\/strong>, averaging 97\u00b0F (36.1\u00b0C)<\/strong>. This figure didn\u2019t just break records \u2014 it demolished them<\/strong>, beating the previous hottest June by nearly 2 degrees<\/strong>. Typically, June<\/strong> acts as a warm-up to the real summer inferno in Arizona<\/strong>, but last year, the heat arrived early and aggressively, setting the tone for what was to follow.<\/p>\n While July<\/strong> and August 2024<\/strong> were exceptionally hot<\/strong>, they weren\u2019t record-holders on their own. July<\/strong> trailed behind 2023\u2019s<\/strong> historic 102.7\u00b0F (39.3\u00b0C) mark, and August<\/strong> came in just shy of the 2020 record of 99.1\u00b0F (37.3\u00b0C)<\/strong>. Yet, when combined with that unprecedented June<\/strong>, the three-month average propelled 2024<\/strong> to the top of the heat rankings.<\/p>\n Coming in at second place, 2023<\/strong> made headlines with a July average of 102.7\u00b0F (39.3\u00b0C)<\/strong> \u2014 the first time a summer month reached triple digits<\/strong> on average. August 2023<\/strong>, with an average of 98.8\u00b0F (37.1\u00b0C)<\/strong>, ranked as the second-hottest August<\/strong> ever, just below 2020. Interestingly, June 2023<\/strong> stayed below the 90\u00b0F (32.2\u00b0C)<\/strong> threshold, creating a deceptive calm before the blaze.<\/p>\n 2020<\/strong> held the record before that with a summer average of 96.72\u00b0F (35.96\u00b0C)<\/strong>. Notably, that August<\/strong> was the hottest in history<\/strong>, while July 2020<\/strong> stood as the third-hottest on record.<\/p>\n Other noteworthy years include:<\/p>\n Even 1981<\/strong>, from the era of big hair and neon colors<\/strong>, sneaks into the list with a summer average of 94.82\u00b0F (34.9\u00b0C)<\/strong>, an outlier for that cooler decade.<\/p>\n August<\/strong> continues to be the decisive month<\/strong> in Phoenix\u2019s summer climatology<\/strong>. Historically, the highest August averages<\/strong> include:<\/p>\n This pattern underscores how late-summer heat waves<\/strong> often tip the seasonal scales in Arizona\u2019s Sonoran Desert climate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Phoenix<\/strong> continues to redefine the limits of summer endurance<\/strong>, and as climate trends intensify<\/strong>, the thresholds of what\u2019s considered \u201cextreme heat\u201d will likely be pushed even further in the years ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A closer look at the hottest summers in Phoenix history The summer of 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona stands as the hottest summer ever recorded, with an average seasonal temperature of 98.95\u00b0F (37.2\u00b0C). This astonishing figure surpassed even the blistering summer of 2023, rewriting the climate record books for the Southwest. June 2024: The record-breaking opener […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":3920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n<\/h3>\n
June 2024: The record-breaking opener<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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July and August: Relentless but not the peak<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Comparing the top summers in Phoenix<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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The role of August in heat history<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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