Dates back to when Arizona was still a U.S. territory.

Phoenix smashed a 122-year-old record for the lowest high ever recorded in the city on Feb. 22, according to the National Weather Service in Phoenix.

The mercury rose to a high on Friday of 47 F (8.3 C).

The previous record for the lowest high temp was 54 F (12.2 C),  set on  Feb. 22, 1897.

The average high for the date is about 73 F (22.8 C).

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-weather/2019/02/22/how-cold-it-phoenix- shatters-122-year-old-temperature-record/2956459002/

Thanks to Bill Sellers for this link

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February 25, 2019 at 07:30PM