All-time weather records — Clifton, AZ
Climate change signal in Clifton
of Clifton's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | · | · | ||
| 1900s | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1910s | 7 | 24 | ||
| 1920s | 15 | 15 | ||
| 1930s | 128 | 40 | ||
| 1940s | 55 | 76 | ||
| 1950s | 62 | 29 | ||
| 1960s | 15 | 52 | ||
| 1970s | 31 | 45 | ||
| 1980s | 6 | 22 | ||
| 1990s | 15 | 24 | ||
| 2000s | 24 | 32 | ||
| 2010s | 3 | 3 |
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 1909, the latest in 2012. Period of observation: 1893-2012.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 82.9°F — Jan 18, 1971 | 3.9°F — Jan 12, 1962 | 2.17 in — Jan 9, 1905 |
| February | 87.1°F — Feb 14, 1957 | 17.1°F — Feb 8, 1933 | 1.97 in — Feb 11, 2005 |
| March | 91.9°F — Mar 6, 1972 | 21.9°F — Mar 2, 1971 | 1.92 in — Mar 10, 1912 |
| April | 99.0°F — Apr 15, 1937 | 26.1°F — Apr 3, 1945 | 1.30 in — Apr 16, 1958 |
| May | 108.0°F — May 31, 2002 | 32.0°F — May 7, 2011 | 1.34 in — May 16, 2007 |
| June | 116.1°F — Jun 26, 1994 | 30.0°F — Jun 16, 1990 | 1.40 in — Jun 22, 1898 |
| July | 115.0°F — Jul 27, 1995 | 42.1°F — Jul 10, 1936 | 1.98 in — Jul 7, 2006 |
| August | 113.0°F — Aug 1, 1938 | 51.1°F — Aug 22, 2001 | 2.53 in — Aug 17, 1945 |
| September | 109.9°F — Sep 3, 1948 | 39.0°F — Sep 27, 2001 | 2.95 in — Sep 19, 1985 |
| October | 102.0°F — Oct 6, 1934 | 32.0°F — Oct 31, 1991 | 1.98 in — Oct 10, 1945 |
| November | 181.9°F — Nov 27, 1962 | 3.9°F — Nov 28, 1970 | 1.97 in — Nov 12, 2003 |
| December | 80.1°F — Dec 4, 1954 | 12.0°F — Dec 9, 1978 | 1.80 in — Dec 3, 1906 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Clifton.