Phoenix Luke AFB Weather Records (USW00023111)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Phoenix Luke AFB (USW00023111), Arizona, United States, with 76 years of record.

Key Facts for Phoenix Luke AFB

Phoenix Luke AFB (USW00023111) is a weather station in Arizona, United States at 33.55 latitude and -112.37 longitude, 331 m (1,086 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1951 to 2026, 76 years of record.
1,464 records set at Phoenix Luke AFB still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Arizona, United States, 33.55 latitude, -112.37 longitude.
Elevation: 331 m (1,086 ft).
Period of record: 1951 to 2026, 76 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

51 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Phoenix Luke AFB. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 51 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Phoenix Luke AFB, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23.6 C (74.5 F)	0.8 C (33.4 F)
Feb	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31.0 C (87.8 F)	5.8 C (42.4 F)
Mar	36.3 C (97.3 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36.3 C (97.3 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)
Apr	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37.1 C (98.8 F)	9.2 C (48.6 F)
May	44.4 C (111.9 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39.9 C (103.8 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)
Jun	47.8 C (118.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46.3 C (115.3 F)	19.3 C (66.7 F)
Jul	47.8 C (118.0 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47.1 C (116.8 F)	24.6 C (76.3 F)
Aug	47.1 C (116.8 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47.1 C (116.8 F)	25.1 C (77.2 F)
Sep	43.3 C (109.9 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40.9 C (105.6 F)	20.7 C (69.3 F)
Oct	40.6 C (105.1 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37.3 C (99.1 F)	14.1 C (57.4 F)
Nov	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32.3 C (90.1 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)
Dec	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26.9 C (80.4 F)	5.5 C (41.9 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Phoenix Luke AFB still stand. 2025 holds the most, with 169.

Standing records at Phoenix Luke AFB by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1951	60
1952	64
1953	74
1954	78
1955	90
1956	74
1957	90
1958	60
1959	55
1960	72
1961	50
1962	62
1963	68
1964	75
1965	77
1966	57
1967	55
1968	45
1969	47
1970	42
2025	169

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 88.1 mm (3.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Phoenix Luke AFB. The most was 88.1 mm (3.5 in) on 5 September 1970.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Phoenix Luke AFB
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 January 1954
Feb	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	4 February 1958
Mar	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 March 1965
Apr	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	3 April 1965
May	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 May 1965
Jun	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 June 1955
Jul	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 July 1951
Aug	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	3 August 1951
Sep	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	5 September 1970
Oct	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 October 1951
Nov	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 November 1951
Dec	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 December 1967

Period of Record Coverage

1951 to 2025

21 years of record at Phoenix Luke AFB, 1951 to 2025. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1951.

Days with data per year at Phoenix Luke AFB
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1951	259	71%	No
1952	365	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
2025	357	98%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

20 complete years, 1952 to 2025

One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Phoenix Luke AFB, 1952 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 21.7 C (71.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 20.2 C (68.4 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 24.7 C (76.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Phoenix Luke AFB as warming stripes, 1952 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1952	21.0 C	-0.63 C
1953	21.4 C	-0.27 C
1954	22.4 C	+0.77 C
1955	21.3 C	-0.35 C
1956	21.9 C	+0.20 C
1957	22.0 C	+0.36 C
1958	22.5 C	+0.87 C
1959	22.4 C	+0.75 C
1960	22.0 C	+0.37 C
1961	21.5 C	-0.14 C
1962	21.2 C	-0.46 C
1963	21.4 C	-0.27 C
1964	20.2 C	-1.42 C
1965	20.3 C	-1.35 C
1966	21.5 C	-0.16 C
1967	21.2 C	-0.42 C
1968	20.8 C	-0.87 C
1969	22.3 C	+0.63 C
1970	21.1 C	-0.53 C
2025	24.7 C	+3.00 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1951 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Phoenix Luke AFB: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	47.8 C (118.0 F)	1958	45.9 C (114.5 F)	22
Coldest night (TNn)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1963	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	22
Wettest day (Rx1day)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	1970	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	1951	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	20
Longest dry spell (CDD)	165 days	1956	87 days	21

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Phoenix Luke AFB, 1951 to 2026. The record is 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.9 C (114.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Phoenix Luke AFB by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1951	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1952	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1953	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1954	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1955	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1956	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1957	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1958	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1959	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1960	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1961	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1962	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1963	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1964	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1965	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1966	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1967	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1968	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1969	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1970	46.1 C (115.0 F)
2025	47.1 C (116.8 F)
2026	46.7 C (116.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Phoenix Luke AFB, 1951 to 2026. The record is -6.1 C (21.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -2.5 C (27.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Phoenix Luke AFB by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1951	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1952	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1953	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1954	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1955	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1956	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1957	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1958	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1959	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1960	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1961	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1962	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1963	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1964	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1965	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1966	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1967	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1968	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1969	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1970	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2025	0.8 C (33.4 F)
2026	2.5 C (36.5 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Phoenix Luke AFB, 1951 to 2026. The record is 88.1 mm (3.5 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.9 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Phoenix Luke AFB by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1951	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1952	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1953	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1954	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1955	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1956	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1957	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1958	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1959	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1960	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1961	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1962	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1963	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1964	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1965	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1966	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1969	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1970	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2025	n/a
2026	10.2 mm (0.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Phoenix Luke AFB, 1951 to 2026. The record is 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.5 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Phoenix Luke AFB by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1951	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1952	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1953	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1954	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1955	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1956	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1957	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1958	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1959	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1960	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1961	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1962	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1963	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1964	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1965	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1966	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1967	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1968	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1969	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1970	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Phoenix Luke AFB, 1951 to 2026. The record is 165 days in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 87 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Phoenix Luke AFB by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1951	63 days
1952	54 days
1953	82 days
1954	89 days
1955	146 days
1956	165 days
1957	53 days
1958	87 days
1959	63 days
1960	143 days
1961	93 days
1962	147 days
1963	101 days
1964	77 days
1965	64 days
1966	119 days
1967	66 days
1968	88 days
1969	72 days
1970	144 days
2025	n/a
2026	2 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Download the Data

Data for Phoenix Luke AFB standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).