Saturday’s temperature had triggered an excessive heat warning across Arizona as lows were expected to range between 80F and 86F
On Saturday afternoon, the National Weather Service announced that the temperature at Phoenix Sky Harbor international airport reached 110F, making it the 54th day this year with temperatures of at least 110F.
Saturday’s temperature breaks the previous record of 53 days that was set in 2020. From 1991 to 2020, the average consecutive days of 110F or above is 21 days, the NWS said.
An excessive heat warning has been issued for south central and south-west Arizona until 8pm on Sunday as weekend highs are expected to range between 108F and 114F. Meanwhile, lows are expected to range between 80F to 86F.
It attracts older folks because dry heat feels good for aches and pains, arthritis, etc.
Yeah summer sucks but the spring, fall, and winter is incredibly mild with many using neither heat nor AC. Arguably heat generation is more wasteful in places with even moderate to harsh winters.
Phoenix sprung up because it’s actually a pretty stable location. No wild fires. No earthquakes. No tornados, hurricanes, etc. Good hub to the east / west, too.
Fyi, in Phx you’re using AC in Fall and Spring too. Quite common to hit 100F at some point in April and in October. It’s so sprawling too all the asphalt and concrete turn the “heat island” effect into something more like a “heat continent”
Fair point — I live here but I shouldn’t broadly include all of Spring and Fall but roughly a quarter-to-half of each depending on the year. Usually we don’t go over 99 until May and we don’t leave 100s until October (Mean).
If you’ve got decent insulation it’s possible to regulate with some ventilation at night to make it through most of the day and barely any use of A/C. It’s when the nights start staying hot from that heat island effect that just destroys us.
You forgot water in your list of things it doesn’t have