Phoenix on Track , for Driest Summer, Amid Record-Breaking Temps.<br />As of Aug. 14, Phoenix has had <br />145 dry days, CNN reports. .<br />The city has not recorded <br />significant rainfall since March 22.<br />This stretch of no rain is the <br />second longest in Phoenix's history.<br />160 days of no rain were <br />recorded in Phoenix in 1972.<br />Phoenix typically experiences a <br />monsoon season in late summer.<br />Normally, this means that intense thunderstorms and rainstorms characterize the latter part of the hot season.<br />Flagstaff, a smaller AZ city known for skiing in the winter, has also had an unusually dry summer.<br />The dry summer has compounded the record-breaking heat in Phoenix.<br />July was Phoenix's hottest month on record.<br />It was also the hottest month recorded <br />for all cities in the U.S.<br />Phoenix went 31 days with temperatures <br />in excess of 110 degrees Fahrenheit.<br />The low temperatures in Phoenix <br />have also been unusually high, with <br />28 days of 90 or 90-plus degrees.<br />Of the 147 deaths caused by heat this year, <br />a majority of them have been reported in AZ.<br />Of the 147 deaths caused by heat this year, <br />a majority of them have been reported in AZ
