Our stretch of cold temperatures will likely break a few long-standing records for cold in Southern Arizona. Here is a list of records for several cities around the area.
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Daily record low maximum (high) temperatures
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Tuesday
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All-time January record low
maximum (high) temperatures
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January 14
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January 15
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Tucson International Airport
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43°/1918
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47°/1949
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36°
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1/4/1949*
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A/o
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40°/1963
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47°/2007
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37°
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1/21/1937
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Organ Pipe Cactus N.M.
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49°/2007
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49°/2007
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43°
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1/5/1971
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Picacho Peak
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54°/2007
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51°/2007
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43°
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1/30/2002
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Nogales
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40°/1963
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45°/1960
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34°
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1/4/1973
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Bisbee-Douglas Airport
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41°/1954
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46°/1949
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30°
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1/3/1949
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Sierra Vista
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39°/1985
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42°/1985
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27°
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1/8/1913*
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Willcox
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40°/1946
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36°/1962
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28°
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1/11/1962
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Safford Ag. Station
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39°/1985
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42°/1985
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26°
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1/11/1962
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Fort Thomas
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40°/1992
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43°/2007
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33°
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1/11/1962
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Daily record low temperatures
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Tuesday
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All-time January record low temperatures
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Location
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January 14
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January 15
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Record
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Tucson International Airport
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22°/1940
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20°/2007
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6°
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1/7/1913
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Ajo
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25°/1963
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25°/1963
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17°
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1/22/1937
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Organ Pipe Cactus N.M.
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21°/2007
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27°/2007
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14°
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1/12/1962
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Picacho Peak
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22°/2007
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18°/2007
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18°
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1/15/2007
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Nogales
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13°/1964
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9°/2007
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8°
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1/7/1971
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Bisbee-Douglas Airport
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11°/1964
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9°/2007
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6°
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1/4/1949
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Sierra Vista
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19°/1964
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18°/2007
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1°
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1/8/1913
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Willcox
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9°/1963
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-1°/1962
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-1°
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1/15/1962
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Safford Ag. Station
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12°/1963
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11°/1963
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9°
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1/12/1964
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Fort Thomas
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9°/1963
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8°/2007
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3°
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1/17/1987
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Miscellaneous records for Tucson
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Most consecutive days with highs of 49° or colder - 5 days (Jan. 3-7, 1971; Jan. 26-30, 1949; Dec. 31, 1946 - Jan 4, 1937)
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Most consecutive days with highs of 48° or colder - 5 days (Jan. 3-7, 1971; Jan. 26-30, 1949)
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Most consecutive days with highs of 47° or colder - 5 days (Jan. 3-7, 1971)
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Most consecutive days with highs of 46° or colder - 5 days (Jan. 3-7, 1971)
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Most consecutive days with highs of 45° or colder - 5 days (Jan. 3-7, 1971)
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Most consecutive days with lows of 25° or colder - 6 days (Jan. 3-8, 1971)
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