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WEATHER RECORDS
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HOTTEST |
COLDEST |
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Phoenix |
122° |
June 26, 1990 |
Phoenix |
16° |
January 7, 1913 |
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Arizona |
128° |
Lake Havasu City, June 29, 1994 |
Arizona |
-40° |
Hawley Lake, January 7, 1971 |
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United States |
134° |
Death Valley, California, July 10, 1913 |
United States |
-80° |
Prospect Creek, Alaska, January 23, 1971 |
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World |
136° |
Azizia, Libya, September 13, 1922 |
World |
-129° |
Vostok, Antarctica, July 21, 1983 |
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DRIEST |
WETTEST YEAR |
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Phoenix |
2.82" |
1956 |
Phoenix |
19.73" |
1905 |
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Arizona |
0.07" |
Davis Dam, 1956 |
Arizona |
58.92" |
Hawley Lake, 1978 |
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United States |
0.00" |
Death Valley, California, 1929; Bagdad, California,
1913 |
United States |
704.83" |
Kukui, Hawaii, 1982 |
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World |
0.00" |
Death Valley , California, 1929;
Bagdad, California, 1913;
Iquique, Chile, November 1945-May 1957;
Arica, Chile, October 1903-December 1917;
Kharga, Eqypt, December 1957-March 1960;
Wadi Halfa, Sudan, June 1945-April 1949
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World |
1042" |
Cherrapunji, India, 1861 |
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WETTEST DAY |
WETTEST HOUR |
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Phoenix |
4.98" |
July 1-2, 1911 |
Phoenix |
1.72" |
August 18, 1966 |
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Arizona |
11.40" |
Workman Creek, September 4-5, 1970 |
Arizona |
3.52" |
Tempe Citrus Station, Sept. 14, 1969 |
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United States |
43.00" |
Alvin, Texas, July 25-26, 1979 |
United States |
12.00" |
Holt, Missouri, June 22, 1947 |
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World |
73.62" |
Cilaos La Reunion (in the Indian Ocean)
March 15-16, 1952 |
World |
12.00" |
Holt, Missouri, June 22, 1947
Kilauea, Hawaii, U.S., January 24-25, 1956 |
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DEEPEST SNOW |
SNOWIEST WINTER |
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Phoenix |
1" |
January 20, 1933; January 20-21, 1937 |
Phoenix |
1" |
1932-33, 1936-37 |
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Arizona |
91" |
Hawley Lake, December 21, 1967 |
Arizona |
400.9" |
Sunrise Mountain, 1972-73 |
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United States |
451" |
Tamarack, California; March 11, 1911 |
United States |
1122.0" |
Rainier Ranger Station, Washington 1971-72 |
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World |
451" |
Tamarack, California; March 11, 1911 |
World |
1122.0" |
Rainier Ranger Station, Washington 1971-72 |
More on extreme weather in the United States at:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes.html
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