Is Phoenix peak summer heat similar to cold winter hibernation? (to live in, garage)

[wase4711]

no one is ever "baked in" out here; AC every where takes care of that..

-20 degrees/24 inches of snow in the Midwest; you're going no where..

simple explanation..

[pbenjamin]

The reason that the analogy doesn't work, at least if you have a yard, is that things grow like crazy in the heat. I would submit that yard work in the Arizona heat is much worse than any snow shoveling session.

[wase4711]

yard work is early am chore; or, hire a landscaper, there are tons of them everywhere out here..
Have you ever shoveled 2 feet of frozen snow, when the wind is howling 40 mph, and the temps are near zero??
I'll choose planting cactus any day over that..

[Bates419]

You folks are funny. Comparing the couple times a month there us enough snow to shovel with 40 mph winds and 30 below zero. That's as silly as someone suggesting 6 months of 120 degree days.

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by yukon

For instance, it is forecast to be 95-96 degrees a week from today here in Phoenix. Most anyone who tries to tell you that a dry 96 in Phoenix is the equivalent of 80 in Chicago or NYC is clearly fooling themselves. People will be whining about it being “too soon” for it to be so hot, like they do every single year.

Mid 90's IS hot for this "soon" in the year. April average high is 86.

https://www.currentresults.com/Weath...th-average.php



All the numbers are averages, based on climate data gathered from 1981 to 2010.

Average Phoenix temperatures

High °F Low °F
69 46 January
72 49 February
78 54 March
86 60 April
95 69 May
104 77 June
106 83 July
104 82 August
100 75 September
89 64 October
76 52 November
67 45 December

Those averages are out of date. Summer has gotten warmer and winter has gotten cooler (during the daytime).

Current averages in April range from 82/58 on the 1st to 90/65 on the 30th.

Our average first 90 is March 24th, avg first 95 is April 7th, and avg first 100 is April 30th

[locolife]

Originally Posted by yukon

For instance, it is forecast to be 95-96 degrees a week from today here in Phoenix. Most anyone who tries to tell you that a dry 96 in Phoenix is the equivalent of 80 in Chicago or NYC is clearly fooling themselves. People will be whining about it being “too soon” for it to be so hot, like they do every single year.

Mid 90's IS hot for this "soon" in the year. April average high is 86.

https://www.currentresults.com/Weath...th-average.php



All the numbers are averages, based on climate data gathered from 1981 to 2010.

Average Phoenix temperatures

High °F Low °F
69 46 January
72 49 February
78 54 March
86 60 April
95 69 May
104 77 June
106 83 July
104 82 August
100 75 September
89 64 October
76 52 November
67 45 December

You're worried about weather a week out? That couldn't possibly be wrong.... lol

I honestly think people spend more time worrying about summer weather here than it even lasts. The worst of it is like 12-14 weeks, June 15th to September 15th give or take 1 week on either end.

90's in April, it happens every year... by the end of April our average high is in the 90s after all... your chart above shows the average for the whole month.

[ElleTea]

One difference I noticed is festival season is flipped. In the midwest all outdoor festivals were held in the spring-fall, here they are held fall-spring.

[kytoaz]

I sit on my patio just about every night of the year.

[Burkmere]

Originally Posted by new2colo

It’s highly subjective. I say that our hot season is not the equivalent of cold weather season back east or in the Midwest. Our hot season lasts a lot longer than the cold season in most places, excluding the upper Midwest and northern New England. Many people will try to downplay the severity of the heat here, because they spend most all day inside an air conditioned office, home or car.

For instance, it is forecast to be 95-96 degrees a week from today here in Phoenix. Most anyone who tries to tell you that a dry 96 in Phoenix is the equivalent of 80 in Chicago or NYC is clearly fooling themselves. People will be whining about it being “too soon” for it to be so hot, like they do every single year. Most people will have their car AC on full blast and the streets will empty out during the middle of the day. This level of heat is likely to routinely occur for at least the next six months. Peak cold season back east in a solid 3.5 months, December-early March.

Again, it's not six months of heat. Avg high is 100 beginning June 1 and ends Sept 16. Still hits 95 on avg May 17 and ends Sept 30.

So if 95 is the "cutoff" for hot, it's 4.5 months. Otherwise if 100 is your cutoff it's 3.5 months.

Seems anything under 95 can be hot, but more tolerable. That's the way I look at it anyway.

[Jnvlv247]

It never fails that Pride weekend falls on a hot weekend (near or above 90s). Why they don't make it earlier in the season or Nov is beyond me