1 Rain season (all year): 1 January - 31 December; Rain season (Monsoon - NOT Monsoon "Season"): 15 June - 30 September (fixed by NWS - no longer relies on 3-day high DP duration).
5 Estimated amount of water needed to replace the water used by plants and evaporation from the past week. (Negative numbers mean amount of water needed, positive numbers mean excess water is present).
6 Air Quality Index (AQI) data as provided by Arizona Department of Environmental Quality - data not available ~0000-0600 MST.
9 Solar Index represents either an absolute scale of solar energy (W/m²) using the station's recorded maximum or a percentage of computed theoretical solar maximum using the station's location and time of day. These indices differ most when the sun is low on the horizon. The current scale is shown, and will toggle if it or the icon is clicked.
10 Historical average only to day 28 of just the month of January for this station since 4/2006.
11 Historical average rain this season to day 28 of January for this station since 4/2006.
NWS Weather Forecast -
Outlook Today & Tonight
Today
Sunny
NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. North northwest wind around 0 mph.
Outlook - A hazardous weather outlook is issued daily to indicate that a hazardous weather or hydrologic event may occur in the next several days. The outlook will include information about potential severe thunderstorms , heavy rain or flooding, winter weather, extremes of heat or cold, etc., that may develop over the next 7 days with an emphasis on the first 24 hours of the forecast. It is intended to provide information to those who need considerable lead time to prepare for the event.
