PHOENIX — This October is officially the fourth-wettest October on record in Phoenix.
Since midnight on Oct. 12, Sky Harbor recorded nearly 2 inches of rain, blowing the previous daily record set in 1957 of a little under a third of an inch out of the water.
So far this month, Phoenix has recorded just over three inches of rain, which makes it the fourth wettest October on record, according to 12News Meteorologist Chris Dunn. The top three, according to the National Weather Service, are:
- October 2000, which saw 3.17 inches of rain
- October 1972, which saw 4.4 inches of rain
- October 2018, which saw 5.35 inches of rain
Here’s a look at how much rainfall some areas of the Valley have received in the past 24 hours, according to the Flood Control District of Maricopa County maps, as of 4 p.m. on Oct. 12:
- GateWay Community College: 1.34 inches of rain
- Perry Park: 0.91 inches of rain
- Carriage Lane Park: 2.09 inches of rain
- City of Glendale: 0.28 inches of rain
- Paradise Valley Country Club: 0.35 inches of rain
- Chaparral Park: 1.02 inches of rain
- Thunder Mountain: 1.5 inches of rain
- Gillespie Dam: 0.79 inches of rain
- Desert Mountain School: 0.59 inches of rain
- Bartlett Lake: 0.67 inches of rain
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