The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Bellemont recorded 0.09 inches of rain falling at the Flagstaff Pulliam Airport on Sunday, the first measurable rain for City of Flagstaff since May 7.
June 1's rainfall was the first measurable total on the date since 1991's daily record of 0.31, though there 2023 included a trace amount, according to NWS records. The single-day record for precipitation in the first week of June was set in 2015, as exactly 1 inch fell on June 5.
A chance of continued storms was expected through Thursday morning, according to the NWS forecast for Flagstaff, with temperatures in the low 70s. After the chance of precipitation dropped from Tuesday's 50% down to 20% on Thursday, temperatures are expected to rise back up to the low 80s on for the weekend.
Through June 1, Flagstaff remains 3.46 inches behind its normal value since Oct. 1, 2024, and 1.92 inches below normal since the start of 2025. The 5.85 inches of precipitation in Flagstaff since Jan. 1 is the lowest total for the first five months of the year since 2022's 3.01 inches while nearly identical to 2018's total of 5.69 inches.Â