What is the lowest temp. Phoenix ever gets? (Gilbert, Peoria: high school, airport)

[Ponderosa]

Originally Posted by dc1225

Please stay on topic! It clearly asks "in phoenix, not Ahwatukee"!!!

Let me be the first: Ahwatukee IS Phoenix. It's just a master planned community within the City of Phoenix boundaries. When I lived there the post office had "Ahwatukee, Arizona" on it, but that is because the people there did not want to associate themselves with the Phoenix name, I guess.

[dc1225]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

Let me be the first: Ahwatukee IS Phoenix.

loosen up pondy, I was just paying it forward from what I've been receiving....

[Cherokeegenie]

Originally Posted by dookieboy

Been here 40 years and never had anything freeze up or never have met anyone that have had a pipe burst due to freezing temps. People sure due talk about it though. Same with rattlesnake "attacks". Never known, or have met anyone that knows of anyone ever bitten by one. Always a huge topic. (Not to say it can't happen, just don't let it keep you up at night). And yes, I do live in a rural-outskirt area.

I am a Phoenix native, as is my Dad who is pushing 80. There were years growing up remembering frost warnings for citrus and we would sometimes cover our plants at night. And, I do remember ice coming out of the hose on occasion. The climate of Phoenix has changed drastically with the removal of all those orange groves, irrigated lawns, and the installation of miles of asphalt and concrete, and gravel everywhere. Those things just soak up the heat and act like a giant heater! (also remember when the orange blossoms would come out and the air would have the sweet smell of them.)

[borborygmi]

Originally Posted by NytoPhx

Wow, I've only been here through the summer, and 29 degrees seems like a foreign concept to me. I could never imagine it getting that cold here. I left almost all of my winter clothes back east.

Yep, I remember that very well, actually- it certainly did hit 29 degrees, at my home in the Biltmore area in central Phoenix. In fact, one of those mornings was the annual PF Chang's Rock and Roll Marathon, which I participated in that year. You should have seen the incredulous looks on the faces of all those out-of-towners who had come for the race, no doubt hoping to enjoy a nice road race in the warm desert as a break from cold temps in other parts of the country. Nope! Poor suckers hadn't bothered to bring any cold weather gear, and they were all shivering and complaining at the starting line. I don't know the exact stats, but I'd venture to guess that the number of participants in the race the next year was significantly less, LOL.

[Beena]

You really need to qualify that "lowest temp" thing. We do have about 4 or 5 weeks when it can get below freezing briefly at night, but is typically 60 - 65 during the day even during those weeks. It is all relative to where you come from.

But you could say we have about a 4 week winter. And the rest of the time it will usually be in the 70s and 80s.

[franktank232]

Since 06/01/1950 until 12/31/07, I've counted 189 days when the temp was 30F or less with a minimum of 19F during that time period. (at the Phoenix, AZ Airport)

So thats about 3 times a year you should figure you'll hit 30F...

Pretty mild if you ask me.

[city_data91]

The record low in Phoenix is 17.

[Ponderosa]

Originally Posted by city_data91

The record low in Phoenix is 17.

Which is useful to know if you live at the airport. It'll probably never get that cold at the airport again due to development, but mid to upper-teens come every couple years in the 'burbs with a day or so of mid to upper 20s just about every year.

[city_data91]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

Which is useful to know if you live at the airport. It'll probably never get that cold at the airport again due to development, but mid to upper-teens come every couple years in the 'burbs with a day or so of mid to upper 20s just about every year.

Really? The record lows in the following suburbs are

Fountain Hills: 23
Scottsdale: 19
Tempe: 19
Glendale: 19

[Ponderosa]

Originally Posted by city_data91

Really? The record lows in the following suburbs are

Fountain Hills: 23
Scottsdale: 19
Tempe: 19
Glendale: 19

I'm not sure what your snide reply is supposed to mean. Anyway, those are not suburbs except for FH which is but is also high enough to be in the inversion layer. The rest are too built up to get the radiational cooling and frequent lows common in outlying areas. They are all colder than the airport though. The airport record was set when it was in a cotton field decades ago. It will always be colder in the burbs especially the real burbs. The REAL suburbs are - Queen Creek, Goodyear, Maricopa, Surprise, Buckeye, parts of Gilbert. It still cools down at night in those places.