Rain falls on Halloween in Phoenix for just 12th time in recorded history

It’s been one of the wettest Octobers on record in Phoenix, and Halloween was no outlier: for just the 12th time in recorded history, it rained on the holiday, according to the National Weather Service.

Saturday’s precipitation was the first measurable rainfall in Phoenix on Halloween since 1987, when 0.13 inches accumulated.

The only time records showed it rained more than 1 inch was in 1957, when it was recorded at 1.05 inches…

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