All-time weather records — Maricopa, AZ

Record high
124.0°F
July 28, 1995
Record low
3.9°F
December 2, 1999
Wettest day
2.42 in
June 18, 1967

Climate change signal in Maricopa

0%

of Maricopa's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).

0%

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 #
1960s
48
144
1970s
46
110
1980s
60
45
1990s
77
43
2000s
101
11
2010s
34
13

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 1960, the latest in 2013. Period of observation: 1960-2013.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 86.0°F — Jan 19, 1971 12.9°F — Jan 16, 1964 1.13 in — Jan 5, 1995
February 90.0°F — Feb 7, 1963 14.0°F — Feb 4, 2011 1.87 in — Feb 6, 1965
March 100.0°F — Mar 16, 2007 7.0°F — Mar 7, 1964 1.96 in — Mar 11, 2006
April 106.0°F — Apr 20, 1989 28.0°F — Apr 9, 1995 0.94 in — Apr 6, 2001
May 113.0°F — May 12, 1996 32.0°F — May 2, 1964 1.29 in — May 23, 2008
June 122.0°F — Jun 26, 1990 43.0°F — Jun 26, 1965 2.42 in — Jun 18, 1967
July 124.0°F — Jul 28, 1995 50.0°F — Jul 26, 1996 1.43 in — Jul 18, 1984
August 117.0°F — Aug 1, 1972 54.0°F — Aug 24, 1968 1.90 in — Aug 18, 1969
September 114.1°F — Sep 1, 2011 43.0°F — Sep 23, 1968 1.39 in — Sep 12, 1966
October 109.0°F — Oct 2, 1968 5.0°F — Oct 13, 1992 1.76 in — Oct 19, 1972
November 95.0°F — Nov 1, 2008 16.0°F — Nov 27, 1960 1.80 in — Nov 15, 1968
December 88.0°F — Dec 25, 2006 3.9°F — Dec 2, 1999 1.49 in — Dec 15, 1967

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