Boring (Phoenix, Page, Miami: weather, live, things to do)

[magellan]

Originally Posted by Bill-

It doesn't need to snow in Chicago to be nasty, 39 and drizzle does the trick. I'm thankful that we don't have Florida's winters, I enjoy the crisp evenings and sitting around an outdoor fireplace having a few drinks with friends. As to the hellish heat, I'm sorry you can't handle it, many of us can.

Sorry you can't handle the cold. Many of us can.

[Bill-]

Originally Posted by magellan

Sorry you can't handle the cold. Many of us can.

I lived in Chicago for over 20 years and I handled the cold just fine.

[Ponderosa]

Originally Posted by Steve-o

And everyone in AZ gets to "enjoy" 6 months of 100 degrees and up, endless and brutal sunshine, deadly snakes and cracked dashboards from the heat. Not to mention the nice sand-blasting from your lovely duststorms.

No place is perfect to live, we all know that. Ill never trade my soft grass and changing seasons for a harsh environment like AZ. Thats just my opinion.... move on.

And its not like you guys dont have gray skies, dont try and convince anyone different. 2 years ago I was down in January for almost a week and it was NASTY (windy, rainy and cold) 4 of the 5 days. And not soon after I left you guys got snow. Give it a rest, you dont have Miami's winters.

So "lovely"...
http://desertdwellers.files.wordpres...scottsdale.jpg

It is "lovely" and you know it. A rare desert snow is a magical thing that excites us all. Kinda like a warm (above freezing), sunny January day where you live.

[magellan]

Originally Posted by Bill-

I lived in Chicago for over 20 years and I handled the cold just fine.

You get about 7 months of cold nasty weather every year. Have Fun ! - Bill-

Everyone in Chicago gets to endure the gray skies, snow and my favorite, the salt encrusted car - Bill-

the land of terrible snow.. happy shoveling! - Bill-

It doesn't need to snow in Chicago to be nasty, 39 and drizzle does the trick. Bill-

Hmmm, doesn't seem that way...

To each his own.

[Arizona Annie]

Rather than point out all the exaggerations and laughable comments (such as 6 months of 100 degree weather), I thought you might be interested in seeing actual data on Phoenix weather. Then people can make informed decisions for themselves. I'm sorry the data isn't lined up, but you can still tell what the data is telling you because it is the numbers that tell the story.

Phoenix, Arizona
Elevation: 1110 feet Latitude: 33 26N Longitude: 112 01W

Average Temperature Years on Record: 48

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
°F 73 54 58 62 70 79 88 93 91 86 75 62 54


Average High Temperature Years on Record: 48

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
°F 86 66 70 75 84 93 103 105 103 99 88 75 66


Average Low Temperature Years on Record: 48

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
°F 59 41 44 49 55 64 72 80 79 72 61 48 42

Average Precipitation Years on Record: 48

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
in. 7.7 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.8 1 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.9


Average Possibility of Sunshine Years on Record: 98

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
% 86 78 80 84 89 93 94 85 85 89 88 84 78


Average Number of Clear Days Years on Record: 56

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Days 211 14 12 14 17 21 23 17 18 22 20 18 15


Average Number of Cloudy Days Years on Record: 56

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Days 70 10 9 9 6 3 2 4 4 3 5 6 10

Average Number of Rainy Days Years on Record: 54

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Days 36 4 4 4 2 1 1 4 5 3 3 3 4


Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C Years on Record: 48

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Days 167 --- --- 1 9 22 29 31 31 28 15 --- ---


Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C Years on Record: 48

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Days 293 9 15 23 28 31 30 31 31 30 30 22 11


Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C Years on Record: 48

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Days 9 4 2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 3


Qwikcast.com Weather Forecast

[Bill-]

Originally Posted by magellan

Hmmm, doesn't seem that way...

To each his own.

Please don't attribute things to me that I didn't write. You put this in your previous post:

the land of terrible snow.. happy shoveling! - Bill-

I never wrote that.

Does your mommy know you're on her computer ?

[Arizona Annie]

And to be fair, the historical data on Chicago. Some things measured are different (of course) because for example why would they track "Average Number of Days Below 5/-15C Years on Record" for Phoenix - there would be --- all the way across.

Chicago, Illinois
Elevation: 674 feet Latitude: 41 59N Longitude: 087 54W

Average Temperature Years on Record: 37

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
°F 49 22 26 37 49 59 69 74 72 65 53 40 27


Average High Temperature Years on Record: 37

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
°F 59 29 34 45 58 70 80 84 82 75 63 48 35


Average Low Temperature Years on Record: 37

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
°F 40 13 18 28 39 48 57 63 62 54 42 31 20

Lowest Recorded Temperature Years on Record: 37

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
°F -27 -27 -17 -8 7 24 36 40 41 28 17 1 -25


Average Precipitation Years on Record: 37

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
in. 35.3 1.7 1.4 2.7 3.6 3.2 3.8 3.6 4.1 3.5 2.6 2.9 2.2


Average Snowfall Years on Record: 35

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
in. 38.2 10.7 8.1 7 1.7 0.1 --- --- --- --- 0.4 1.9 8.3


Average Possibility of Sunshine Years on Record: 13

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
% 54 46 47 50 50 57 67 65 63 58 56 39 44


Average Number of Clear Days Years on Record: 35

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Days 84 7 6 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 5 6


Average Number of Cloudy Days Years on Record: 35

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Days 176 18 16 18 16 14 11 11 11 11 13 18 19


Average Number of Rainy Days Years on Record: 35

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Days 126 11 9 13 13 11 10 10 9 10 9 11 11


Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C Years on Record: 37

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Days 18 --- --- --- --- 1 4 7 4 2 --- --- ---


Average Number of Days Above 65F/18C Years on Record: 37

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Days 165 --- --- 3 9 21 29 31 31 26 13 2 ---


Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C Years on Record: 37

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Days 132 29 25 21 7 1 --- --- --- --- 5 17 27


Average Number of Days Below 5/-15C Years on Record: 37

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Days 20 10 5 1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 4


Qwikcast.com Weather Forecast

[Arizona Annie]

You could certainly plug the data into Excel (or something), if you wanted to and do a compare, but I thought that would just be too cruel, so I didn't do it for you.
AA

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by Arizona Annie

Rather than point out all the exaggerations and laughable comments (such as 6 months of 100 degree weather
Average High Temperature Years on Record: 48

YEAR Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
°F 86 66 70 75 84 93 103 105 103 99 88 75 66

Lets see.... May, Jun, July, August and September are near or above the 100 degree mark. And thats just average temps. There have been several occasions where Ive been in PHX in October and it was at or above 100 degrees. Lets not mention the 33 days of 110+ that PHX recorded this year.

With that being said, PHX and CHI each possess about 5 months of nice temps, 5 months of bad temps and 2 months of hellish temps.

[he's so hott]

Dude, how did this thread go from discussing things to do in PHX to what the weather diffs are between Chi-town and PHX? Bottom line is there are plenty of things to do in PHX. You just have to find what interests you. That goes for any city.