Arizona: Monday's 38° is coldest Oct. 13; daytime high is record low, too

The mercury dipped to 38 degrees Monday morning at Tucson International Airport - 5 degrees colder than the Oct. 13, 1931, record it toppled, according to the National Weather Service.
The daytime high temperature - 71 degrees - was an all-time low temperature for Oct. 13 as well. The previous record - 73 degrees - was set in 1957. The normal high for the date is 85, the weather service reported.
Record lows were also set in Sierra Vista (34, previous record 38), Safford Ag Station (29, previously 33) and Fort Thomas (28, previously 34).