Cool with mostly cloudy skies

PHOENIX — One more day of cool and cloudy weather before we warm back up.

Afternoon highs staying near normal for Friday and in the mid to upper 60s.

High pressure pushes back into the desert southwest this weekend to bring dry and warmer weather our way.

Temperatures will begin to slowly warm up, trending back into the low 70s by Saturday and mid 70s by Sunday.

The ridge of high pressure stays put keeping afternoon highs in the mid 70s all the way into the New Year.

As of Dec. 26, Phoenix’s average temperature for the month is 63.1 degrees.

That beats the all-time record for December, which was 61.3 degrees, set in 1980.

With above-average temperatures sticking around a little longer, there’s a good chance we’ll break that record.

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2024 Sky Harbor Official Rainfall to date: 4.54″ (-2.52″ from average)

Monsoon 2024 Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 0.74″ (-1.69″ from average)
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Daily rainfall reports from all across the Valley can be found here.
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PHOENIX IS GETTING DRIER – LOWER RAINFALL AVERAGES NOW

Average Monsoon Rainfall in Phoenix (1981-2010): 2.71″ of rain

NEW Average Monsoon Rainfall in Phoenix (1991-2020): 2.43″ of rain

Average Yearly Rainfall in Phoenix (1981-2010): 8:03″ of rain

NEW Average Yearly Rainfall in Phoenix (1991-2020): 7.22″ of rain
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