Winter??? (Phoenix: school, move, swimming)

[HX_Guy]

Shade people! I havn't burned my hands or anything else in the car this summer and as long as you park in the shade, then the AC has no problem keeping up and it's not that bad.

[sablebaby]

Originally Posted by HX_Guy

Shade people! I havn't burned my hands or anything else in the car this summer and as long as you park in the shade, then the AC has no problem keeping up and it's not that bad.

I was thinking the same thing. I try to find some shade or a covered parking space or something (if I know I'll be parking for a long time). If you do that then it's so not bad at all.

[HX_Guy]

Yea, I usually try to find a spot with shade, even if it means parking further. I would rather walk in the heat for an extra 15-30 seconds then to suffer with a burning steering wheel and seats (leather) and an interior that is probably 150 degrees. When it gets that hot in the car, the AC usually cannot cool it down for 10 minutes or so.

[Bummer]

Originally Posted by NezzaBlue

Having just moved here in May from Connecticut, I am curious to see what people's thoughts on "winter" are. What kind of temps can we expect? I live in the Awahtukee area.

I have a fireplace in my house, and I am wondering if I will ever be able to use it...LOL

Oh yea and this monsoon season, it's only rained a couple times. It this really classified as a monsoon? I didn't see much difference from back home other than the dust.

Any comments are welcome.

Thanks in advance.

Good, as well as funny, question, NezzaBlue

Once your blood "thins" you will freeze your butt off once the temperature drops below 60 degrees, maybe sooner.

Here in Tucson (usually a little cooler year 'round) we have nights in the teens and every once in a while single digits. Fireplaces are great to have and I bet you'll grow to use yours more than you think. Being on the lazy side, I had mine converted to gas and use it almost daily in the Winter.

As for the monsoons . . . the average rainfall runs about 6 or 8 inches per year and I believe we are a little above that so far.

I hope this helps a little!

[miamiman]

Originally Posted by nitram

It really depends on where you live in the valley. The above post is fairly accurate. Though last winter it got down to 17 degrees in the NW part of the valley. The outlying areas get much colder than the built up urban centers.
Winters in AZ are like the summers elsewhere in the country, mild to warm temps daily and generally 30-40's late night/early am on the average. That's why so many winter visitors and part time homeowners come to the Phoenix Metro area.

Temperatures are generally not in the 30s or 40s in at least 95 percent of the continental United States at any point of the day during summer.

[twiggy]

Originally Posted by miamiman

Temperatures are generally not in the 30s or 40s in at least 95 percent of the continental United States at any point of the day during summer.

I believe he was talking about nights. This week as a matter of fact there are lows in the 40's in Vermont and other parts of New England. Re-read the post you quoted.

[azkylady]

Originally Posted by Steve-o

I dont know anywhere that has summer lows in the 30-40s. Summer night temps here are usually in the 60s and 70s, sometimes 80s, and Im pretty far north.

no summer I ever had got that cold at night, whats Alaska like it in the summer? lol

[sheena]

Originally Posted by NezzaBlue

Excellent feedback, Thanks to you all.

For some reason I thought it might have gotten a little colder than that, but it is the desert after all.

I definetely wont miss the snow...
Getting in your car at 8 am in the morning, after it just took you an hour to dig it out, and then getting in it hoping to warm up only to find that the seats, steering wheel, and your hands are all pretty much frozen. LOL

I will miss the smell in the fall though, with the leaves and cool breezes.
And I think I will use my fireplace, on Christmas.

Oh that brings back bad memories, snow, ice, shoveling, frozen fingers, numb toes........yuk!

I had a woodburning fireplace and I used it, even if we had to open the door a little and get some fresh air. I started putting it on the end of October, probably 80 degrees outside too

I loved the Fall and I love the leaves changing and I missed it dearly. I doubt I will get any of that in Myrtle Beach either. Oh well, you take the good with the bad.

[AZ91]

My first winter here, I was swimming on Christmas day. Now I'm the first one with a jacket on in October.

[sheena]

Originally Posted by AZ91

My first winter here, I was swimming on Christmas day. Now I'm the first one with a jacket on in October.

Yep, I was swimming in Feb when I first moved to Phoenix and I couldn't figure out why no one was at the pool. As my blood thinned I could not swim till the end of June or unless my water temp hit 85 and not much past Sept