Phantom Rch, AZ Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Phantom Rch's primary NOAA station, PHANTOM RCH.
The climate verdict for Phantom Rch
Dryness leads the climate profile for Phantom Rch, Arizona, with 9.6 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 68°F. Its climate comfort score of 73/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 66% of station-mapped location scores.
- 68°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 73/100
- comfort score, above 66% of station-mapped location scores
- 9.6"
- annual precipitation
- 299 days
- frost-free growing season
Phantom Rch: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00026471 · Phantom Rch, AZ 68°F mean · 9.6" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 68°F
- RANK-WARM #6,381
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Florala
- PRCP-ARID 9.6"
- SWING-MID 44°F
- COMF-MID 73/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USC00026471
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Florala Muni, AL (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every AZ station list.
- Phantom Rch (this station) 68°F
- Hot Yazoo City, MS 68°F
- Near Florala, AL 68°F
- Near Mobile, AL 68°F
- Near Tallulah, LA 68°F
Climate Living Index · Phantom Rch
Phantom Rch: 66/100 · grade C
Phantom Rch publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Phantom Rch, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 73/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 299 days/year | 100/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 67.6°F · 0.1° from 67.5°F | 97/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 137 calendar days | 55/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 9.6 in · 25.4 from 35 in | 11/100 · F |
Phantom Rch · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Phantom Rch's normals sit in a dry climate class: BWh
Annual precipitation falls well below the aridity threshold for this temperature regime, so the normals classify as hot desert (BWh). Class BWh is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically hot desert.
- Köppen code
- BWh
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 89.7°F
- Coldest month
- 45.9°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · balanced station
Where Phantom Rch sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Phantom Rch's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 7% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Phantom Rch sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 94%
- Phantom Rch's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 53rd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Phantom Rch compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Phantom Rch's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
73 Top 34% score exceeds 66% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). This entry sits in this band.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Phantom Rch's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 30 complete annual observations from 1975 to 2023, PHANTOM RCH warmed at a fitted rate of 0.32°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Phantom Rch primary station fitted change +0.32 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57°F (14°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 1.0" | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| February | 63°F (17°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 1.0" | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| March | 73°F (23°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 0.9" | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| April | 81°F (27°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 0.4" | 0.0 | 6.2 |
| May | 91°F (33°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 0.4" | 0.0 | 20.1 |
| June | 102°F (39°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 86°F (30°C) | 0.2" | 0.0 | 28.9 |
| July | 104°F (40°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 90°F (32°C) | 0.9" | 0.0 | 30.8 |
| August | 101°F (38°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 87°F (30°C) | 1.5" | 0.0 | 30.1 |
| September | 95°F (35°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 0.9" | 0.0 | 25.4 |
| October | 82°F (28°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 1.0" | 0.0 | 7.5 |
| November | 68°F (20°C) | 44°F (6°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 0.6" | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 56°F (13°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 0.8" | 6.8 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Phantom Rch runs from a mild 34°F around January 1 to 105°F at the peak near July 4, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from May 14 through September 27, covering 137 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 8 to November 10.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 34°F around January 1.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is August 17, when 24% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is June 11 at 6%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 54 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 10 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 33°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Phantom Rch.
Where Phantom Rch Stands Nationally
Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 137 days a year the normal daily high itself reaches 90°F — a count fewer than one station in ten exceeds.
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 10 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Phantom Rch earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
5.6 days with precipitation
6.0 days with precipitation
5.2 days with precipitation
3.6 days with precipitation
2.7 days with precipitation
1.3 days with precipitation
5.5 days with precipitation
7.5 days with precipitation
5.3 days with precipitation
4.0 days with precipitation
3.1 days with precipitation
4.5 days with precipitation
Phantom Rch spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 27% of the annual total and December through February 29%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Phantom Rch has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 43.8°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: August averages 1.5" and June 0.2". The three wettest months together take 36% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Phantom Rch is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 54 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 15% of the calendar, and they carry 9.6" between them. At roughly 0.18 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is August at about 8 wet days; the driest is June at about 1.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
December 5
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
February 9
50% probability date
Growing Season
299 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
2,165
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
3,142
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside AZ closest to Phantom Rch on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (68°F here).
- Mobile, AL 68°F · 0.0°F off
- Tallulah, LA 68°F · 0.0°F off
- Yazoo City, MS 68°F · 0.0°F off
- Bay Minette, AL 68°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (9.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Malta, ID 9.6" · 0.0" off
- Grants, NM 9.7" · 0.0" off
- Del Norte, CO 9.7" · 0.0" off
- Kivalina, AK 9.7" · 0.1" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Phantom Rch's limited precipitation lands
mixed demand · dry · mid swing
Local precipitation is sparse in this otherwise mixed profile. The station reports 9.6 inches annually, within PlainClimate's dry band. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The monthly distribution matters because the total alone does not reveal the timing.
July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Phantom Rch's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 43.8°F. The annual average is 68°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in Phantom Rch's normal, at 2,165 and 3,142 degree days respectively. Neither total exceeds the other by more than two to one, so the record is better read as a mixed-demand calendar than as heating-led or cooling-led.
Phantom Rch has a long frost-free window of roughly 299 days, but the dry annual profile is a separate constraint. Growing-season length says when freezes are unlikely, not whether rainfall is sufficient.
Phantom Rch wettest normal
August
August concentrates the scarce annual total (9.6 inches).
Phantom Rch driest normal
June
June is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Phantom Rch's primary station: PHANTOM RCH (USC00026471). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Phantom Rch; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Phantom Rch comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.