Measurable rainfall in Phoenix stops us

Measurable rainfall in Phoenix stops us just shy of dry-streak record
PHOENIX — Today was going to tie the record for longest dry streak in Phoenix, but a tenth of an inch of rain was all it took to stop that from happening. Wednesday would have been the 160th day without rain, tying the 160-day record set in 1972. However, Sky Harbor Airport, our official monitoring site, recorded 0.1" of rainfall around 9 a.m.
Missed it by a day: Why has the 52-year-old record for no rain in Phoenix lasted so long?
The streak ended just one day shy of tying the current record of 160 days without measurable rain in Phoenix, a record set in 1972. And it's still dry. With the .01 of an inch recorded Wednesday, Phoenix is still 2.68 inches below average since Oct. 1, the start of the water year.
Phoenix's dry streak ends 1 day shy of record, but the rain won't last long
Before Wednesday’s drizzle, Sky Harbor hadn’t had any measurable precipitation since Aug. 22 – that’s 159 straight days of dry conditions.
Parts of metro Phoenix saw rain, but dry streak continues. See rainfall totals, forecast
Parts of metro Phoenix saw rain on Monday. However, the dry streak continues. Here's why that is, plus rainfall totals, forecast and weather radar.
Water! From the sky! Phoenix’s 159-day rainless streak is over
The streak fell just a day short of tying the record of 160 days, which was set during the Nixon administration.
MOST ACCURATE FORECAST: Rain in Phoenix! Our 159-day dry streak is finally over.
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