Hottest Day in 22 Years

It was the hottest day in 22 years in Tucson Sunday, and records were shattered across Arizona.

The thermometer at Tucson Int'l Airport hit 115° just before 3:30 p.m.; making it the third hottest day ever recorded for Tucson (since 1896). The 115° temperature also broke the previous record of 112° (1989).

The last time it was 115° in Tucson was June 28, 1994.

Here are the top 3 hottest days recorded in Tucson:

1.) 117° June 26, 1990
2.) 116° June 29, 1994
3.) 115° June 19, 2016 (115° two other times June 25 & 28, 1994)

Many cities also broke record highs Sunday:
City: (previous record)
Yuma: 120° (115°/1960)
Organ Pipe: 119° (115°/1960)
Phoenix: 118° (115°/1968)
Tucson: 115° (112°/1989)
Picacho Peak: 115° (111°/2002)
Safford: 112° (110°/2006)
Bisbee/Douglas: 109° (108°/1989)
Nogales: 109° (105°/1915)
Winslow: 104° (103°/1960)
Prescott: 102° (99°/1981)
Flagstaff: 93° (92°/1936)