Month-by-month Tucson weather breakdown of 2015
The year 2015 was one for the weather record book.
The year 2015 was one for the weather record book. Tucson broke daily records for six high temperatures, 13 low temps and four precipitation amounts.
January started with widespread hard-freeze warnings and areas of freezing fog across southeastern Arizona. On Jan. 1, Tucson picked up a trac…
February had a similar start, with dense fog scattered around the southeastern portions of the state. Tucson recorded its first below-normal l…
March was warm and windy, as southeastern Arizona experienced the first thunderstorms of the year. By the end of the month, Tucson had already…
April came in with turbulent energy. Dry air and widespread gusty winds prompted several red flag warnings for fire danger east of Tucson. A c…
In May, Tucson saw several punches of rain and wind associated with small systems. A few inches of snow fell on southeastern Arizona mountaint…
The monsoon season, June 15 through Sept. 30, was a bit wetter than average, with precipitation making its way across southeastern Arizona a f…
July continued the trend with warm and wet conditions across southeastern Arizona. Hurricane Dolores funneled in plenty of moisture midmonth, …
The monsoon moisture slacked off in August, but the heat stayed. Midway through the month, as the atmosphere dried out, the airport broke two …
The active monsoon continued into the beginning of September. Hurricane Linda moved parallel to the Baja Peninsula, funneling moisture across …
According to the Tucson National Weather Service, a rare cold air funnel was seen over the city on Oct. 7. This type of funnel rarely reaches …
It was a mild and sunny start to November, quickly followed by windy and wet conditions. A Pacific storm brought another chance for snow showe…
December, on the whole, was cooler and drier than typical for Tucson. The first half saw an average temperature 5.8 degrees above normal. A da…
As for those records, 2015 was Tucsonβs second-warmest year. and the wettest since 1998.
