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Old 08-23-2011, 08:26 PM
 
Location: Victoria Woods, CA
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...that when it is in the extreme heat season, there is ABSOLUTELY a 8-10 degree temp difference between Scottsdale and FH. When it's cooler, that's no biggie but when it is sizzling hot...oh yeah, can't wait to get home!
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Old 08-24-2011, 04:36 PM
 
Location: Phoenix
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Phoenix, Arizona (85001) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground

Scroll down you will find a list of weather stations and current conditions.
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Old 08-24-2011, 05:14 PM
 
Location: Anchored in Phoenix
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I noticed one year the temps in the southwest side (Avondale, Laveen, etc) seemed to be the hottest. Then that was not the case the next summer. I think the southeast valley was the hottest. Elevation probably does not make a difference until you are above 7,000 feet. Camelback is at 2,700 and it does not feel much different on top of it as it does at the base.

Tucson, on the other hand, has a notable temperature change the further northwest you go. The elevation change works for Tucson. It's lower in the northwest. I always notice my car temperature showed the difference was by about eight degrees higher near Oro Valley than at Rita Ranch.

I think as some people above said, the heat island effect trumps elevation. Tucson is not large enough for its heat island to trump elevation.
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Old 08-24-2011, 05:43 PM
 
Location: Hyrule
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I don't notice much of a difference. Both sides have some really nice, well kept areas, plenty of shops and entertainment. It all feels about the same in regards to weather to me personally, I don't really notice the difference when I go from one end to the other. Some areas are more windy.
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Old 08-24-2011, 07:50 PM
 
Location: Hard aground in the Sonoran Desert
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Watching the news the forecast always seems to be a couple degrees hotter in the Goodyear area as compared to the rest of the valley. Don't know why it's so hot this far away from the downtown "heat island".
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Old 08-25-2011, 12:38 PM
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Location: 85379^85268
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I just bought a house in fountain Hills . And I still live in Surprise. When I go back and forth I look at the thermometer in the car and I can see 8 to 10 degrees difference from one house to the other. However the weather sites only show one or two degree diff. in temps. between the two citys/towns
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Old 08-25-2011, 05:30 PM
 
Location: Victoria Woods, CA
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Thumbs up Welcome to Fountain Hills, F40!!!!

You will love it here and I'm glad to have a little support on that 8-10 thing. We FH residents believe that we live in the 'The Real Magic Zip Code of 85268' and there are some great buys just starting to come on the market here. Best of Luck in your transition!!
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Old 08-25-2011, 05:37 PM
 
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With absolutely no concensus to date, let's just say it's all pretty much the same, and can be damn HOT. I'd say most of the differences can be ascribed to any number of factors beyond actual, significant differences in temp.

Rainfall however, there does seem to be a few places on the east side with more.

The heat I don't mind for the most part, not at all. And of course you know in advance the hours to avoid it.

I'll take ANY part of the Phoenix metro area over summer in NYC/Atlanta/Miami/Mid-West saunas, thanks. The humidity here even at it's worst is quite civilized actually. Most veteran Phoenicians I've met really can't appreciate just how consistently nice it is here and rarely go outside. I never see people in the parks and not many at beaches either.
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Old 08-25-2011, 08:07 PM
 
Location: Victoria Woods, CA
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Thumbs up Heat over Humidity...Any day

Yep, that's right but we probably all start to want for less heat as summer comes to an end...like wanting for winter to stop as March comes to an end in snow states. Balance is the key.
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Old 08-25-2011, 08:58 PM
 
Location: Tucson/Nogales
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Originally Posted by Valley Native View Post
Actually, Fountain Hills receives the most rain of any Valley city from the data I have seen. Elevation plays a part in this, but another reason is the summer monsoon storms usually move in from an easterly direction and hit Fountain Hills before they often fizzle out. They also receive more rain in the winter months.

Precip: Jan. 1.53 Feb. 1.40 Mar. 1.56 Apr. 0.44 May 0.20 Jun. 0.06 Jul. 1.13 Aug. 1.30 Sep. 0.96 Oct. 0.81 Nov. 0.90 Dec. 1.35 Annual 11.64

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http://ggweather.com/normals/AZ.html
The dictionary classifies desert as any area recieving less than 10 inches of rain a year. So that puts Fountain Hills, then, into the semi-desert category.

Same applies to Tucson: semi-desert.

Las Vegas only receives 4 inches of rain a year: True Desert! And understandably, we have less humidity than Phx!

Last edited by tijlover; 08-25-2011 at 09:00 PM.. Reason: Edit
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