PHOENIX — Sky Harbor Airport received its first measurable rainfall after nearly 150 dry days, according to the National Weather Service.
No measurable rainfall had been measured for 147 days at the Phoenix location until storms rolled into the Valley Thursday evening.
At 8:50 p.m., 0.01" of rainfall was measured at the airport.
The Phoenix dry streak is over!!🥳 As of 8:50 p.m. Sky Harbor has measured .01 inches of rainfall. This ends the streak of no measurable rainfall at the airport at 147 days. #azwx
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) August 18, 2023
Parts of the Valley were fortunate enough to receive even more rainfall than Sky Harbor during Thursday's storms. See the latest rainfall totals from the Flood Control District of Maricopa County. (Last updated at 5 a.m. Friday):
- Anthem: 0.31"
- Estrella Mountain Regional Park: 0.04"
- Falcon Field Airport: 0.08"
- Laveen: 0.04"
- Lost Dutchman State Park: 0.31"
- Mesa (Jefferson Park): 0.75"
- San Tan Mountain Regional Park: 0.04"
- Paradise Valley: 0.04"
- Phoenix (I-17/Thomas Road): 0.12"
- Wickenburg: 0.28"
Thursday's storms also brought some damage to parts of the southeast Valley.
ABC15 crews saw broken trees and viewers shared photos of damaged block walls and other debris Thursday night.
