Phoenix: 117 Degrees, Low of 93

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I have bad memories of the terrible Phoenix summers. It’s been 16 years since I moved from there, and I do not miss it.

The high temperature at Phoenix Sky Harbor spiked to 117 degrees Friday afternoon. This breaks the old record high for the day set back in 2012, when the temperature soared to 113 degrees. This also makes for the warmest high temperature recorded so far this year.

In fact, this is the warmest temperature recorded since 2013 when the temperature soared to 119 degrees on June 29.

But the records do not stop with the high temperature.

The low temperature Friday morning in Phoenix only dropped to 93 degrees. The record warm low temperature for this day is 89 degrees set back in 2002.

http://www.12news.com/story/weather/talking-weather/2015/08/14/record-setting-high–phoenix/31748741/

118 Degrees in Phoenix

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Today the forecast high temperature in Phoenix is 118. Crazy, no?  I am happy that I left there years ago.  The linked article mentions the all time high temp on Phoenix on June 26, 1990 – 122 degrees.  I was there, it was ugly hot. I remember leaving work and thinking that it was even hotter than usual. Then I got home and heard on the news that it was so hot the airport had to shut down as planes were not certified to take off or land in that heat (for nongeeks, the higher the temperature the thinner the air which reduces aerodynamic lift).

In Prescott, Az at 5500 feet of elevation it’s a balmy 103 … they predict 109, which is very hot for us. So far the high-tech evaporative cooler we bought last year is keeping it comfortable in the house.

Very Hot August 2011

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August sets long list of heat records as rains fail to measure up – The Prescott Daily Courier – Prescott, Arizona.

This August seemed much hotter and more humid than usual to me. And not much rain. The linked article verifies my perception.  I’m glad is was not just me that thought this. I have no use for hot, humid weather.

Welcome September!

Stuck in Phoenix this week :-(

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I am in Phoenix this week. My employer sent me and some of my colleagues to a training class. It’s over 90 degrees, it’s early November. Yuck. All the buildings are sealed up with the air conditioners roaring away. There is something very unnatural about living like this. A friend calls it a “fishbowl”. I call it a cage. Not too different I guess.

I’m looking forward to getting home to Prescott. I am a homebody and I am really uncomfortable being away from home. I have heard that there are people who like to travel. No way can I understand that.