Phoenix Breaks June 1 Rainfall Record as More Storms Loom

Phoenix Breaks June 1 Rainfall Record as More Storms Loom

PHOENIX — A rare burst of late-spring rain broke Phoenix’s daily rainfall record on Sunday, with more widespread precipitation expected to move into the Valley by Sunday night. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, the city’s official weather station, recorded 0.24 inches of rain, shattering the previous June 1 record of just 0.02 inches set in 1914. Localized rainfall totals varied across… Source

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Meteorologists predicted the core of the storm would head north, leaving Phoenix to deal with close to half of an inch of rain.