Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has long been the official rain gauge for metro Phoenix. Why, especially when Valley weather varies a lot?

Before Wednesday’s drizzle, Sky Harbor hadn’t had any measurable precipitation since Aug. 22 – that’s 159 straight days of dry conditions.

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has served Valley residents. Here's what's in store for this year's Sky Harbor anniversary.

The streak ended just one day shy of tying the current record of 160 days without measurable rain in Phoenix, a record set in 1972. And it's still dry. With the .01 of an inch recorded Wednesday, Phoenix is still 2.68 inches below average since Oct. 1, the start of the water year.

Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport's latest Bipartisan Infrastructure Law grant will fund an improvement that will cut the time passengers spend waiting.

As a part of a yearlong celebration of Phoenix purchasing the airport, a new place of cultural diversity has been launched.

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport will receive an additional $84.3 million in federal funding for its new 2,100-foot taxiway bridge.

From Paris to Mexico City to Hawaii and beyond, here are all the new flights coming to Phoenix Sky Harbor and Mesa Gateway airports this year.

Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego announced over $84 million will be going towards improving Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Only three airports had more guns caught at security checkpoints than Phoenix Sky Harbor did last year.

The streak fell just a day short of tying the record of 160 days, which was set during the Nixon Administration.