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Its almost fall again in Phoenix. Football season started a few weeks ago, baseball season will be wrapping up in a few months and preseason Hockey fires up Sept 21. In parts of the country parents are realizing that their kid outgrew their winter coat over the summer but in Arizona we turn to Google and type “Last 100 degree day in phoenix” and are sorely disappointed. Oh crap, up to a month left of this. We are thinking, last year it wasn’t this hot this late. Here is the data that I found on NOAA and yep it was this hot last year, in fact, my electric bill is actually lower this year than last this month, and I dont have those new age solar thingies on my roof.

FACTS ABOUT 100 DEGREE TEMPERATURES AT PHOENIX

The first occurrence of 100 degrees or higher annually:
Earliest – March 26, 1988
Latest – June 18, 1913
Average – May 13

The last occurrence of 100 degrees or higher
Earliest – September 2, 1904
Latest – October 23, 2003
Average – September 28

The first occurrence of 110 degrees or higher
Earliest – May 8, 1989
Latest – August 9, 1915
Average – June 20

The last occurrence of 110 degrees or higher
Earliest – June 5, 1912
Latest – September 15, 2000
Average – August 10

Average annual number of days with maximum temperatures of 100 of higher 1896-2006: 92
Average annual number of days with maximum temperatures of 100 of higher 1971-2000: 106
Least number of days with maximum temperatures of 100 or higher: 48 in 1913
Greatest number of days with maximum temperatures of 100 or higher: 143 in 1989
Greatest number of consecutive days with maximum temperatures of 100 or higher: 76 in 1993
Average annual number of days with maximum temperatures of 110 of higher 1896-2006: 10
Average annual number of days with maximum temperatures of 110 of higher 1971-2000: 17
Least number of days with maximum temperatures of 110 or higher: 0 in 1911
Greatest number of days with maximum temperatures of 110 or higher: 32 in 2007
Greatest number of consecutive days with maximum temperatures of 110 or higher: 18 in 1974

Highest Temperatures ever recorded in Phoenix
122 June 26, 1990
121 July 28, 1995
120 June 25, 1990
118 July 16, 1925, June 24, 1929, July 11, 1958, July 4, 1989, June 27, 1990
June 28, 1990, July 27, 1995, July 21 2006

Source: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/psr/general/history/index.php?page=100deg