Phoenix hits 107 Monday, hottest day of 2023 so far
It's getting to be that time of the year as Phoenix saw its highest recorded temperature for 2023 at 107 degrees on Monday.
According to the National Weather Service Phoenix office, Monday's high was around five degrees hotter than usual, as a typical June 5 in Arizona is around 102.
The heat is relatively in line with the 2022 numbers, as last year Arizona hit 107 for the first time on June 7.
But on average, overall, it's a little late.
"May 31 is the average first day that we hit 107 during the year," Mark O'Malley, a Phoenix weather service meteorologist, told the Arizona Republic.
Today's high temperatures at our main climate locations. Due to the incoming system (which is why it is breezy out today), El Centro was 10 degrees cooler than Phoenix. The 107F in Phoenix is the hottest day of 2023 thus far. Expect cooler temperatures tomorrow. #azwx #cawx pic.twitter.com/BZTTpCHFyL
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) June 6, 2023
Luckily, Tuesday is forecasted to hover below the triple-digit mark with mostly sunny skies.
"Looking for cooler temperatures tomorrow, highs in the Phoenix-metro will be in the upper-90s," O'Malley said. "It'll be a little breezy out of the west, nothing that unusual for this time of year but a little bit of a southwest breeze tomorrow afternoon."
Monday looks to be the lone swelter as the rest of the week is expected to be in the mid to high 90s with lows ranging in the high to low 70s.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Phoenix hits 107, hottest day of 2023 so far