Best Arizona weather images in 2024: Snow, rain and plenty of heat

People walk along the sidewalk under a restaurant's misters in downtown Phoenix, on July 11, 2024, under an excessive heat warning as temperatures exceed 110 degrees for the 24th time in 2024.

A man stops to rub his face under misters on July 11, 2024, in downtown Phoenix during an excessive heat warning as temperatures daily exceed 110 degrees for the 24th time in 2024.

People walk along the sidewalk under a restaurant's misters, on July 11, 2024, in downtown Phoenix under an excessive heat warning as temperatures exceed 110 degrees for the 24th time in 2024.

Gene Nadeau works traffic control as City of Phoenix workers and their subcontractors labor downtown under an excessive heat warning, on July 11, 2024, where the daily temperatures exceeded 110 degrees for the 24th time in 2024.

City of Phoenix workers and their subcontractors labor, on July 11, 2024, under an excessive heat warning downtown where the daily temperature has exceeded 110 degrees for the 24th time in 2024.

City of Phoenix workers and their subcontractors labor with hot asphalt, patching potholes, on July 11, 2024, under an excessive heat warning downtown where the daily temperature has exceeded 110 degrees for the 24th time in 2024.

City of Phoenix workers and their subcontractors labor, on July 11, 2024, under an excessive heat warning downtown where the daily temperature has exceeded 110 degrees for the 24th time in 2024.

A jogger takes a run alongside Tempe Town Lake before the temperature reaches triple digits in the morning on July 11, 2024.

Squirrel monkeys play in the shade at the Monkey Village exhibit at the Phoenix on July 11, 2024. Summer hours at the Phoenix Zoo are Monday through Sunday, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

A baby squirrel monkey lays on its mother in the shade at the Monkey Village exhibit at the Phoenix on July 11, 2024. Summer hours at the Phoenix Zoo are Monday through Sunday, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Avery Markman from Oakland, California, cools off at the Yakulla Caverns splash pad at the Phoenix Zoo on July 11, 2024. Summer hours at the Phoenix Zoo are Monday through Sunday, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Avery Markman from Oakland, California, cools off at the Yakulla Caverns splash pad at the Phoenix on July 11, 2024. Summer hours at the Phoenix Zoo are Monday through Sunday, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Avery Markman from Oakland, California, cools off at the Yakulla Caverns splash pad at the Phoenix on July 11, 2024. Summer hours at the Phoenix Zoo are Monday through Sunday, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Adrian Leon frames a home under construction on July 10, 2024, in Eastmark, Mesa.

Joan Mendoza takes a water break on July 10, 2024, while working on a home under construction in Mesa.

A scooter rider makes his way down Second Street on July 8, 2024, in downtown Phoenix.

With a water bottle in hand, a pedestrian takes advantage of a sliver of shade while waiting to cross East Van Buren Street on July 8, 2024, in downtown Phoenix.

Wildfire smoke moves over southeastern Arizona from a fire in southern Utah on July 7, 2024.

Piestewa Peak Trailhead in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve is closed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. due to an excessive heat warning on July 5, 2024, in Phoenix.

Piestewa Peak Trailhead in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve is closed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. due to an excessive heat warning on July 5, 2024, in Phoenix.

A grackle pants to release heat in the shade of a tree as temperatures soared to 117 degrees on July 5, 2024, in Phoenix.

Piestewa Peak Trailhead in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve is closed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. due to an excessive heat warning on July 5, 2024, in Phoenix.

Zak Dorsey waters down his hat for some relief from the 111 degree heat at the sprinkler in Pima Park on July 3, 2024, in Scottsdale.

Kids play in an inflatable water slide in their parents front yard on July 4, 2024 at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix.

Zak Dorsey waters down his hat for some relief from the 111 degree heat at the sprinkler in Pima Park on July 3, 2024, in Scottsdale.

Zak Dorsey waters down his hat for some relief from the 111 degree heat at the sprinkler in Pima Park on July 3, 2024, in Scottsdale.

Zak Dorsey waters down his hat for some relief from the 111 degree heat at the sprinkler in Pima Park on July 3, 2024, in Scottsdale.

Zak Dorsey waters down his hat for some relief from the 111 degree heat at the sprinkler in Pima Park on July 3, 2024, in Scottsdale.

Chris uses a Kobalt mister to stay cool at the Surprise Community Park in Surprise on July 3, 2024.

A child dries off after playing in the Gateway Park splash pad in El Mirage on July 3, 2024.

A mother plays with her child at the Gateway Park splash pad in El Mirage on July 3, 2024.

USA; A child cools off at the Gateway Park splash pad in El Mirage on July 3, 2024.

Elena, 6, cools off in the Gateway Park splash pad in El Mirage on July 3, 2024.

A father cools off with his child at the Gateway Park splash pad in El Mirage on July 3, 2024.

American Airlines flight 1057 from Boston to Phoenix flies past a monsoon thunderhead cloud over Scottsdale as it heads for Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix on July 1, 2024.

American Airlines flight 1057 from Boston to Phoenix flies past a monsoon thunderhead cloud over Scottsdale as it heads for Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix on July 1, 2024.

In a panorama, the sun sets as a dust storm approaches the East Valley during a monsoon storm.

A dust storm approaches the East Valley during a monsoon storm.

Lightning strikes over the McDowell Mountains during a monsoon thunderstorm in Scottsdale on June 24, 2024.

Lightning strikes over the McDowell Mountains during a thunderstorm in Scottsdale on June 24, 2024.

Monsoon rain falls in north Phoenix on June 24, 2024.

Misters keep shoppers cool at Biltmore Fashion Park. Temperatures are predicted to be close to 115 degrees near the end of the week.

Monsoon rain in north Phoenix on June 24, 2024.

People camp and enjoy water sports on a weekend at Bartlett Lake on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County, Ariz.

People crowd the shores of Bartlett Lake on a weekend on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County.

Colton Miller loads camping gear into the truck after staying the night at Bartlett Lake on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County.

People crowd the shores of Bartlett Lake on a weekend on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County.

Ellie Atchison, 1, sits in the sand as her family clean up before they leave Bartlett Lake on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County.

Preston Gregory (left) and Danny Hinds (right) secure their kayaks in the bed of the truck before leaving Bartlett Lake on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County.

Clouds cover the sky over Danny Hinds, who secures his kayaks in the bed of the truck before leaving Bartlett Lake on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County.

Danny Hinds secures his kayaks in the bed of the truck before leaving Bartlett Lake on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County.

People swim in Bartlett Lake on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County.

Brian Chavez, 12, swims at Bartlett Lake on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County.

Adaylin Pinon, 6, (right) pours water on 4-year-old Max Chavez's head as they share a river tube at Bartlett Lake on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County.

A person paddle boards across Bartlett Lake on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County.

Max Chavez, 4, (left) and Adaylin Pinon, 6 share a river tube at Bartlett Lake on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County.

Adaylin Pinon, 6, (right) helps secure the life vest of Max Chavez, 4, at Bartlett Lake on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County.

Eduardo Pinon reads instructions for a sun shade as he visits Bartlett Lake with his family on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County.

Eduardo Pinon (back) secures a sun shade to a river tube as Max Chavez waits to sit in the tube at Bartlett Lake on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County.

Jonny Alber (left) and Sydney Massey inflate their paddle board before taking it out on Bartlett Lake on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County.

Sadie the dog licks water off of the bottle as Sydney Massy mists her on a hot afternoon at Bartlett Lake on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County.

Sydney Massey helps carry the paddle board down to the water at Bartlett Lake on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County.

Sydney Massey (left), Jonny Alber, and dog, Sadie walk their paddle board down to the water at Bartlett Lake on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County.

People crowd the shores of Bartlett Lake on a weekend on June 23, 2024, in Maricopa County.

Heavy rain comes down on June 22, 2024, in Tucson.

Lightning strikes as a monsoon storm dumps rain as viewed from Mesa on June 21, 2024.

A rainbow forms over blowing dust from a monsoon storm as viewed from Mesa on June 21, 2024.

A billboard on Loop 101 displays the temperature of 115 degrees Fahrenheit in Phoenix on June 21, 2024.

The sun passes over the downtown Phoenix skyline during the beginning of the summer solstice on June 20, 2024.

Sunset light over the downtown Phoenix skyline during the beginning of the summer solstice on June 20, 2024.

The sun passes over the downtown Phoenix skyline during the beginning of the summer solstice on June 20, 2024.

A Boeing 737 passenger jet takes off from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport during the beginning of the summer solstice on June 20, 2024.

Sunset light over the downtown Phoenix skyline during the beginning of the summer solstice on June 20, 2024.

The sun passes over the downtown Phoenix skyline during the beginning of the summer solstice on June 20, 2024.

A billboard on Loop 101 displays the temperature of 113 degrees in Phoenix on June 20, 2024.

Dust settling over Phoenix causes reduced visibility, a result of a haboob that swept across New Mexico and brought a wave of thick dust into the area on June 20, 2024.

A view of central Phoenix as an inversion traps air pollution and dust from thunderstorms in New Mexico on June 20, 2024.

A view of central Phoenix as an inversion traps air pollution and dust from thunderstorms in New Mexico on June 20, 2024.

People walk at Arizona State University's Tempe Campus as temperatures approach a daily record on June 7, 2024 in Tempe.

Aiden Best rides a scooter at Tempe Town lake as temperatures approach a daily record on June 7, 2024 in Tempe.

People visit Tempe Town lake as temperatures approach a daily record on June 7, 2024 in Tempe.

Alex Galindo of Crawford Mechanical Services moves his umbrella while servicing air conditioner condenser units on June 7, 2024, on a building in Phoenix.

Mary Michael walks her dog Maverick down the sidewalk through a misting system in 108 degree heat on June 6, 2024, in Phoenix.

Harlee Wheeler, (R) Addison Rushefsky (L) and Aiden Rushefsky run and slide through the water at the Splash Pad on a triple-digit heat day at Desert Breeze Park on May 28, 2024, in Chandler.

Harlee Wheeler, (L-R) Addison Rushefsky and Aiden Rushefsky run and slide through the water at the Splash Pad on a triple-digit heat day at Desert Breeze Park on May 28, 2024, in Chandler.

Aiden Rushefsky reacts as the water falls over him at the Splash Pad at Desert Breeze Park on May 28, 2024, in Chandler.

Harlee Wheeler, (L-R) Addison Rushefsky and Aiden Rushefsky hold hands as they run through the water at the Splash Pad on a triple-digit heat day at Desert Breeze Park on May 28, 2024, in Chandler.

Lightning strikes in front of the Superstition Mountains as a storm approaches the East Valley on March 18, 2024.

Lightning strikes as a storm approaches the East Valley on March 18, 2024.

Workers clear a path along the sidewalk as a storm leaves a blanket of snow in downtown Flagstaff on March 15, 2024.

A worker plows the sidewalk as a storm leaves a blanket of snow in downtown Flagstaff on March 15, 2024.

Spectators arrive to watch round one of the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on Feb. 8, 2024.

A puddle forms at the intersection of 3rd Street and Monroe Street after it rains in Downtown Phoenix on Feb. 8, 2024.

Craig Marisino clears the sidewalk during a winter snowstorm in Flagstaff on Feb. 7, 2024.

A man rides his bike through the snow during a winter storm in Flagstaff on Feb. 7, 2024.

Golf fans take cover during the Annexus Pro-Am at Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on Feb. 7, 2024.

An ASU student makes his way to classes in the rain on Jan. 23, 2024, in Tempe.

A man floats on a mattress in the floodwaters that run through Stonecreek Golf Club in Phoenix as a Pacific winter storm passes through Arizona on Jan. 23, 2024.