Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has long been the official rain gauge for metro Phoenix. Why, especially when Valley weather varies a lot?

According to the Phoenix Sky Harbor website, the flight was an American Airlines flight to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

The last time we got rain was Aug. 22, 2024. That makes 2024/2025 the second-longest dry streak in Phoenix's recorded history. The longest dry streak ran from Dec. 30, 1971 to June 6, 1972 — just a tiny bit longer than this past one.

Before Wednesday’s drizzle, Sky Harbor hadn’t had any measurable precipitation since Aug. 22 – that’s 159 straight days of dry conditions.

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The streak fell just a day short of tying the record of 160 days, which was set during the Nixon Administration.

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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.

PHOENIX – After more than five dry months, Phoenix fell about 15 hours short of its record rainless streak. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which the National Weather Service (NWS) uses for the city’s official readings, received measurable precipitation for the first time since Aug. 22, 2024, at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

The rainy and cloudy conditions are expected to last into Wednesday night, with Wednesday morning seeing a 40% chance of rain.

Metro Phoenix continued to see showers pass through the area on Tuesday morning. Here's how much rain fell and what weather to expect for the week.