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2022 Climate Year in Review for Phoenix, Yuma, and El Centro

The year 2022 ended up being the 12th warmest year recorded in the history of Phoenix, Arizona, and tied for 12th warmest in Yuma. Extensive missing temperature data at El Centro precludes any definitive ranking this year. Rainfall in Phoenix for the year was slightly below average, and ranked as the 89th wettest. Equipment failures at Yuma failed to record events required to make an annual total. Records for Phoenix began in 1896, first taken in downtown and since moved to Sky Harbor airport in the 1950s. Records in Yuma began in 1878.

A persistent moderate La Nina pattern from 2021 continued into 2022 with drier than normal conditions across the region during the first part of the year. The vast majority of weather systems passed well north of the area with only a few light precipitation events. This pattern allowed for mostly moderate temperatures not far from a normal range.

The dry regime continued into spring and early summer 2022, however similar to the past several years, temperatures warmed into a well above normal range. April through July 2022 were regularly warmer than normal with 3 of 4 of those months ranking in the top 10 warmest for Phoenix. With a couple years of drier weather, fine fuels were less evident in lower elevations this year, and preventative measures in higher elevations helped keep wildfire activity and burned acreage to less than anticipated levels. The prolonged drought continued across the state with widespread coverage of Extreme and Exceptional categories entering monsoon 2022.

The 2022 summer monsoon started fairly early in mid June with a few thunderstorm events before the pattern shifting towards a less favorable regime in early July. However, the monsoon wind pattern shifted during the latter half of July with a favorably wet pattern during a large portion of late July and the majority of August. The rainfall was very welcome given the expansive drought, however the frequency and intensity of the storms resulted in many severe and flash flooding events. Several of these monsoon storms resulted in significant impacts including July 17, July 28, and Aug 30-31.

Occasional monsoon thunderstorm days continued into September before transitioning into a autumn pattern including a period of severe weather on Oct 15-16. La Nina conditions continued through the end of 2022 with a generally dry start to the Water Year. However, the overall weather pattern started to buckle in November yielding well below normal temperatures followed by an active, wet pattern for periods during December as the first signs of the deterioration of the persistent La Nina were emerging heading into 2023.

Phoenix Statistics

2022	Value	Rank
Avg High	87.8	15th Warmest
Avg Low	64.3	12th Warmest
Avg Temp	76.1	12th Warmest
Rain	5.78	89th Wettest

Yuma Statistics

2022	Value	Rank
Avg High	88.5	37th Warmest
Avg Low	63.7	13th Warmest
Avg Temp	76.1	12th Warmest
Rain	Missing	Missing

El Centro Statistics

2022	Value	Rank
Avg High	Missing	Missing
Avg Low	Missing	Missing
Avg Temp	Missing	Missing

***Please note all climatic data are considered preliminary until validated by the National Centers for Environmental Information***

Phoenix Annual Temperature Rankings (Warmest Years)

Year	Avg Daily Temp
2017	77.3
2020	77.2
2014	77.1
1989	76.9
2016	76.7
2015	76.7
2012	76.7
2018	76.4
2007	76.4
2021	76.3

Year	Avg Max Temp
1989	89.8
2020	89.5
2017	89.1
2014	88.9
2012	88.7
2016	88.5
1934	88.3
2021	88.2
2018	88.1
2015	88.0

Year	Avg Min Temp
2017	65.4
2015	65.4
2014	65.4
2016	65.0
2020	64.9
2003	64.9
2007	64.8
2018	64.7
2012	64.7
2021	64.5

	Avg Max Temp	Highest Temp	Avg Min Temp	Lowest Temp	Avg Temp	Rank (1=Warmest, 127=Coldest)
Jan	69.5	74 on the 29th & 30th	45.9	36 on the 2nd	57.7 /+0.9	12th
Feb	71.7	82 on the 13th & 14th	46.6	37 on the 3rd	59.1 /-0.8	43rd
Mar	79.9	96 on the 25th	53.9	44 on the 8th	66.9 /+0.6	17th
Apr	90.1	99 on the 19th & 26th	62.3	49 on the 13th	76.2 /+3.0	7th
May	97.6	106 on the 27th	70.6	59 on the 12th	84.1 /+2.1	11th
Jun	106.5	114 on the 11th	81.9	72 on the 1st	94.2 /+2.8	6th
Jul	107.5	115 on the 11th	86.0	77 on the 26th	96.7 /+1.2	7th
Aug	103.5	111 on the 30th	83.2	75 on the 4th	93.3 /-1.1	28th
Sep	101.7	110 on the 6th	80.5	74 on the 10th & 18th	91.1 /+1.9	6th
Oct	88.0	99 on the 3rd	66.8	53 on the 25th	77.4 /+0.0	24th
Nov	72.3	81 on the 1st & 8th	48.1	42 on the 27th	60.2/-4.9	85th
Dec	65.0	74 on the 25th & 26th	46.0	36 on the 17th	55.5/-0.3	42nd

(*** click on month for more comprehensive monthly summary ***)

Record Highs Set in 2022

Date	Record	Previous Record
Mar 25	96	93 in 1990
Jun 10	113	111 in 1978
Jun 11	114 - tied record	114 in 1918
Jun 12	113	112 in 2019

No Record Lows were set in 2022

Yuma Annual Temperature Rankings (Warmest Years)

Year	Avg Daily Temp
2017	77.5
2016	77.2
2008	77.1
1996	77.0
1995	76.8
1981	76.8
2012	76.6
2021	76.5
2018	76.5
1989	76.5

Year	Avg Max Temp
1981	91.0
1950	91.0
1958	90.6
1989	90.5
1954	90.5
1959	90.2
1962	90.1
1960	90.1
2008	90.1
2017	90.0

Year	Avg Min Temp
2017	64.9
2016	64.7
1996	64.4
2008	64.2
2005	64.2
2003	64.2
2018	64.1
2004	64.0
1997	63.9
1995	63.9

	Avg Max Temp	Highest Temp	Avg Min Temp	Lowest Temp	Avg Temp	Rank (1=Warmest, 146=Coldest)
Jan	71.5	77 on the 13th & 14th	46.5	37 on the 2nd	59.0 /+0.2	26th
Feb	74.3	86 on the 11th & 12th	47.0	36 on the 24th	60.7 /-1.2	61st
Mar	81.8	95 on the 25th	53.9	43 on the 9th	67.9 /+0.3	26th
Apr	89.3	99 on the 8th	60.1	50 on the 13th	74.7 / +1.6	22nd
May	95.8	106 on the 15th	66.1	58 on the 11th & 12th	81.0 /+0.4	28th
Jun	105.6	112 on the 11th & 12th	77.0	67 on the 1st	91.7 /+2.6	9th
Jul	106.7	114 on the 11th	83.9	74 on the 6th	95.3 /+0.7	18th
Aug	105.0	113 on the 30th	83.7	76 on the 22nd	94.4 /-0.4	25th
Sep	101.1	113 on the 4th & 5th	80.9	74 on the 16th	91.0 /+1.5	10th
Oct	90.2	100 on the 4th	67.3	52 on the 30th	78.7 /+0.7	27th
Nov	73.2	86 on the 1st	50.5	43 on the 23rd and 26th	61.9 /-4.2	104th
Dec	67.9	78 on the 25th & 26th	46.2	38 on the 13th & 14th	57.0 /-0.3	62nd

(*** click on month for more comprehensive monthly summary ***)

No Record Highs Set in 2022

No Record Lows were set in 2022

El Centro Annual Temperature Rankings (Warmest Years)

Year	Avg Daily Temp
2016	76.1
2017	75.8
2014	75.6
2018	75.5
2015	75.4
2020	74.9
1986	74.9
2021	74.8
2012	74.6
2006	74.4

Year	Avg Max Temp
1934	91.7
2016	91.0
2017	90.4
2014	90.3
2020	90.1
2018	90.0
2015	89.8
2021	89.6
2012	89.6
2009	89.6

Year	Avg Min Temp
2017	61.3
2016	61.2
2015	61.1
2018	61.0
2014	60.8
1983	60.8
1984	60.5
1986	60.4
1959	60.3
2021	60.0

	Avg Max Temp	Highest Temp	Avg Min Temp	Lowest Temp	Avg Temp	Rank (1=Warmest, 97=Coldest)
Jan	71.4	79 on the 14th	41.4	31 on the 2nd & 3rd	56.4 /+0.4	32nd
Feb	73.8	87 on the 11th	41.7	32 on the 4th	57.8 /-1.6	38th
Mar	81.9	95 on the 26th	50.4	37 on the 8th	66.1 /+0.8	25th
Apr	89.1	101 on the 9th	56.5	46 on the 13th	72.8 / +1.9	25th
May	96.0	107 on the 15th	63.0	49 on the 12th	79.5 /+1.3	25th
Jun	105.5	114 on the 12th	74.0	59 on the 19th	89.7 /+2.9	6th
Jul	108.0	114 on the 16th	81.1	69 on the 4th & 5th	94.5 /+1.4	9th
Aug	106.8	114 on the 30th	83.1	79 on the 5th & 13th	95.0 /+1.4	7th
Sep	100.9	114 on the 5th	77.4	68 on the 18th & 19th	89.1 /+1.9	11th
Oct	M	100 on the 5th	M	48 on the 25th	M/M	Missing
Nov	73.2	86 on the 1st	45.1	39 on the 18th	59.2 /-4.1	84th
Dec	M	79 on the 25th	M	34 on the 14th	M /M	Missing

(*** click on month for more comprehensive monthly summary ***)

Record Highs Set in 2022

Date	Record	Previous Record
Mar 25	94 - tied record	94 in 1988
May 15	107 - tied record	107 in 1934
Jun 11	113 - tied record	113 in 1939

Record Lows Set in 2022

Date	Record	Previous Record
Mar 8	37 - tied record	37 in 2012
May 12	49	50 in 1953
Jun 19	59	60 in 1967

Arizona Statewide Temperature Maps (Data courtesy of Western Region Climate Center)

Arizona 2022 Average Maximum Temperature	Arizona 2022 Maximum Temp Departure from normal
Arizona 2022 Average Minimum Temperature	Arizona 2022 Minimum Temp Departure from normal
Arizona 2022 Average Temperature	Arizona 2022 Average Temp Departure from normal

California Statewide Temperature Maps (Data courtesy of Western Region Climate Center)

California 2022 Average Maximum Temperature	California 2022 Maximum Temp Departure from normal
California 2022 Average Minimum Temperature	California 2022 Minimum Temp Departure from normal
California 2022 Average Temperature	California 2022 Average Temp Departure from normal

2022 Phoenix Precipitation Statistics

	Precip Total	Departure	Rank (1=Wettest, 127=Driest)
Jan	0.12	-0.75	98th
Feb	0.28	-0.59	79th
Mar	0.15	-0.68	96th
Apr	0.00	-0.22	127
May	0.00	-0.13	127th
Jun	0.32	+0.30	8th
Jul	0.21	-0.70	105th
Aug	0.91	-0.02	58th
Sep	0.79	+0.22	44th
Oct	0.95	+0.39	21st
Nov	0.04	-0.53	87th
Dec	2.01	+0.74	15th

(*** click on month for more comprehensive monthly summary ***)

Phoenix Record Daily Rainfall for 2022

Date	Record	Previous Record
Jun 26	0.18	0.07 in 1927
Oct 16	0.32 - tied record	0.32 in 1957
Dec 4	0.76	0.69 in 1908

2022 Yuma Precipitation Statistics

	Precip Total	Departure	Rank (1=Wettest, 146=Driest)
Jan	0.00	-0.39	146th
Feb	0.04	-0.34	87th
Mar	0.13	-0.26	74th
Apr	0.00	-0.14	146th
May	0.00	-0.06	146th
Jun	0.01	+0.00	16th
Jul	Trace	-0.24	146th
Aug	0.58	+0.38	35th
Sep	Missing	Missing	Missing
Oct	Missing	Missing	Missing
Nov	0.00	-0.23	146th
Dec	0.15	-0.28	72nd

(*** click on month for more comprehensive monthly summary ***)

Yuma Record Daily Rainfall for 2022

Date	Record	Previous Record
Jun 21	Trace - tied record	Trace in 1988
Jun 22	0.01	Trace in 1931
Aug 13	0.39	0.25 in 1893

Arizona Statewide Precipitation Maps (Data courtesy of Western Region Climate Center)

Arizona 2022

Precipitation

Arizona 2022 Precip Departure from normal

Arizona 2022 Precip Percent Normal

California Statewide Precipitation Maps (Data courtesy of Western Region Climate Center)

California 2022

Precipitation

California 2022 Precip Departure from normal

California 2022 Precip Percent Normal

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
735 AM MST WED JAN 04 2023

...................................

...THE PHOENIX AZ CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR'S         
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE               
                                          NORMAL                       
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            122   06/26/1990                                      
 LOW              16   01/07/1913                                      
HIGHEST          115   07/11        114       1                        
LOWEST            36   01/02         35       1                        
                       12/17                                           
AVG. MAXIMUM    87.8               87.1     0.7                        
AVG. MINIMUM    64.3               64.1     0.2                        
MEAN            76.1               75.6     0.5                        
DAYS MAX >= 90   187              173.0    14.0                        
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0                        
DAYS MAX >= 100  113                                                   
DAYS MAX >= 110   22                                                   
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.6    -0.6                        
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0                        
DAYS MIN >= 90    11                                                   

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       19.73   1905                                            
 MINIMUM        2.82   2002                                            
TOTALS          5.78               7.22   -1.44                        
DAYS >= .01       33               33.4    -0.4                        
DAYS >= .10       15               17.2    -2.2                        
DAYS >= .50        5                4.1     0.9                        
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.9    -0.9                        
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.17   12/03 TO 12/04                                  


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    876                874       2                        
 SINCE 7/1       439                378      61                        
COOLING TOTAL   5030               4765     265                        
 SINCE 1/1      5030               4764     266                        
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.6                                    
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    57/360    DATE  10/03                  

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     33                                            

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM             40     HEAVY RAIN                 8           
RAIN                     11     LIGHT RAIN                45           
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     1                                            

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.



CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
735 AM MST WED JAN 04 2023

...................................

...THE YUMA AZ CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1876 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR'S         
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE               
                                          NORMAL                       
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            124   07/28/1995                                      
 LOW              22   01/24/1937                                      
                       12/26/1911                                      
                       01/20/1883                                      
HIGHEST          114   07/11        115      -1                        
LOWEST            36   02/24         36       0                        
AVG. MAXIMUM    88.5               88.1     0.4                        
AVG. MINIMUM    63.7               63.8    -0.1                        
MEAN            76.1               75.9     0.2                        
DAYS MAX >= 90   184              181.0     3.0                        
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0                        
DAYS MAX >= 100  114                                                   
DAYS MAX >= 110   20                                                   
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.1    -0.1                        
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0                        
DAYS MIN >= 90     0                                                   

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       11.41   1905                                            
 MINIMUM        0.03   2002                                            
TOTALS            MM               3.28      MM                        
DAYS >= .01       MM               16.6      MM                        
DAYS >= .10       MM                7.9      MM                        
DAYS >= .50       MM                1.4      MM                        
DAYS >= 1.00      MM                0.4      MM                        
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.39   08/13 TO 08/13                                  


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    715                679      36                        
 SINCE 7/1       347                306      41                        
COOLING TOTAL   4885               4705     180                        
 SINCE 1/1      4885               4704     181                        
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.5                                    
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    68/030    DATE  08/10                  

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     36                                            

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM             28     HEAVY RAIN                 1           
RAIN                      7     LIGHT RAIN                19           
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     2                                            

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.



CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
735 AM MST WED JAN 04 2023

...................................

...THE IMPERIAL CA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1925 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR'S         
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE               
                                          NORMAL                       
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            122   06/20/2017                                      
 LOW              16   01/22/1937                                      
HIGHEST          114   07/16        116      -2                        
                       08/30                                           
                       09/05                                           
LOWEST            31   01/02         31       0                        
                       01/03                                           
AVG. MAXIMUM      MM               88.6      MM                        
AVG. MINIMUM      MM               58.7      MM                        
MEAN              MM               73.7      MM                        
DAYS MAX >= 90   183              181.0     2.0                        
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0                        
DAYS MAX >= 100  118                                                   
DAYS MAX >= 110   23                                                   
DAYS MIN <= 32     3                4.1    -1.1                        
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0                        
DAYS MIN >= 90     0                                                   



DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    927                966     -39                        
 SINCE 7/1       404                430     -26                        
COOLING TOTAL   4533               4162     371                        
 SINCE 1/1      4533               4162     371                        
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.0                                    
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    63/250    DATE  04/21                  

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     38                                            

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM              7     HEAVY RAIN                 2           
RAIN                      3     LIGHT RAIN                13           
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     2                                            

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.