PHOENIX — Phoenix shattered a daily rainfall record for the second day in a row on Sunday as thunderstorms continued throughout the Valley.

The previous daily record for rainfall on Oct. 13 was 0.32 inches and was set in 1957. That record was unofficially surpassed around 3 a.m., per National Weather Service (NWS) readings from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport — which the weather authority uses for the city’s official readings.

NWS Meteorologist Gabriel Lojero told KTAR News 92.3 FM that 1.69 inches of rain had fallen at the airport since midnight.

How much rain did other parts of the Valley get during the rainfall record?

Some parts Tempe received more than an inch of rain between 5 a.m. and 11 a.m., according to the Maricopa County Rainfall Interactive Data Map. Rio Salado Pa

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