All-time weather records — Benson, AZ

Record high
111.9°F
June 20, 2017
Record low
3.9°F
February 4, 2011
Wettest day
5.00 in
August 14, 2021

Climate change signal in Benson

59.3%

of Benson's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (217 of 366 records since 2015).

29.5%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (108 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1990s
41
142
2000s
56
75
2010s
130
77
2020s
139
72

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1990, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1990-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 82.9°F — Jan 17, 2000 6.1°F — Jan 15, 2013 1.87 in — Jan 31, 2015
February 88.0°F — Feb 28, 2026 3.9°F — Feb 4, 2011 0.81 in — Feb 15, 1995
March 96.1°F — Mar 30, 2026 3.9°F — Mar 20, 2000 2.20 in — Mar 2, 2023
April 99.0°F — Apr 24, 2012 21.0°F — Apr 5, 2023 0.90 in — Apr 3, 2004
May 108.0°F — May 23, 2005 26.1°F — May 6, 2000 0.55 in — May 17, 2007
June 111.9°F — Jun 20, 2017 37.0°F — Jun 14, 1991 1.85 in — Jun 22, 2024
July 109.9°F — Jul 13, 2020 45.0°F — Jul 26, 2014 2.05 in — Jul 23, 1991
August 109.9°F — Aug 3, 2020 52.0°F — Aug 25, 1990 5.00 in — Aug 14, 2021
September 106.0°F — Sep 12, 2023 42.1°F — Sep 19, 1993 2.50 in — Sep 8, 2019
October 100.9°F — Oct 5, 2024 19.9°F — Oct 31, 2019 1.73 in — Oct 12, 2000
November 91.0°F — Nov 4, 2014 10.0°F — Nov 30, 2010 2.04 in — Nov 12, 1994
December 82.9°F — Dec 22, 2025 5.0°F — Dec 17, 2017 1.73 in — Dec 6, 1994

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Benson.