Think it's hot here? Try blowtorch Arizona

[rt_0891]

Think it's hot here? Try blowtorch Arizona

ASSOCIATED PRESS

PHOENIX — Arizonans usually just shrug when the mercury climbs beyond 37 C and the breeze feels like a giant hair dryer pointed at your face. But lately, even the most seasoned desert dwellers are complaining about the blowtorch heat.

Temperatures have been above average every day since June 29 in Phoenix, where the normal high in the middle of July is a sizzling 41 C.

"This has gone on a little too long," said Joe Della Rocca, 41, an Arizona native. "All I know is Vancouver sounds fabulous right now."

The city hit 46 C yesterday, one degree Celsius above the old record for the date, set in 1936. Phoenix was almost mild compared with the Colorado River Valley, where Bullhead City reached 51 C yesterday and Needles, Calif., was just a smidge below 52.

Even nighttime readings were no comfort over the weekend. This morning's low in Phoenix was close to 33 C.

"At the heat of the day, at 2 p.m., almost the whole town is dead," said Yvonne Morales, owner of the Baskin Robbins 31 Flavors in Bullhead City, across the Colorado River from the air-conditioned casinos of Laughlin, Nev. "The streets are pretty bare because you're insane to come out in this."

Last week, at the urging of a radio station in Chicago, Morales put a scoop of ice cream on a sidewalk to see how long it would take to melt. It took just eight seconds for the scoop to turn to goo.

The disc jockeys in Chicago "were laughing at us," she said.

Police in Phoenix got reports of seven possible heat-related deaths during the weekend, said Sgt. Randy Force. Six of the victims were homeless, and the seventh was an 81-year-old woman. Phoenix usually has five to 10 such weather-related deaths in a whole year, he said.

The city should see "a little cooling" tomorrow, when the high is forecast at 45 C, the weather service said.

[Phoenix Ashes]

Phoenix will never be a great city because it's simply too hot here. Waiting for the bus can actually be dangerous four or five months a year. Street life becomes an impossibility. Sidewalk cafes retreat deep into misted corners.

Even worse, it's getting hotter. For all you development boosters, consider the irony: the very thing you crave compromises its eventuality.

[Rainier Meadows]

yeah I have family there and consider it a possible destination in the future.....the only thing stopping me....the blowtorch temps!

Imagine parking your car at the mall for 2 hours....when you come back to the car and reach for your seatbelt you receive 2nd degree burns from touching the metal! I know it may not be that bad but still......

[Skyland]

Well, its better to have 2 months of hot weather than 5 months of rain and cold weather. I prefer to live in Tucson - despite that we have almost the same temperatures as in Phoenix (110 degrees) - than in Wisconsin, Michigan or Washington state, because here all months except June, July and August are just awesome. The weather in the North is depressing: Rain, gray sky=depressed people. Although it is hot right now during the day, we have wonderful thunderstorms in the evenings - I have never seen such beautiful lightnings - and the climate in Fall, Winter and Spring is just awesome! Moreover the summer sunsets are wonderful here, so many colors. I love the Sonoran desert. It is nice to hike at 5 AM, watch the sunrise and listen to the desert birds - just a 20 min drive from Tucson.

[Rainier Meadows]

its not 5 months of rain it's 8 months ....I wouldn't consider the northwest a cold climate either...it rarely dips below 30 degrees during winter months. Whens the last time you've seen grass and natural waterways buddy.....feel free to stay in your dirt bowl....I'll hang out in the garden of eden while you cough from the dust and run from the snakes!

[Imperfect Ending]

Originally Posted by rt_0891

Think it's hot here? Try blowtorch Arizona

ASSOCIATED PRESS

PHOENIX — Arizonans usually just shrug when the mercury climbs beyond 37 C and the breeze feels like a giant hair dryer pointed at your face. But lately, even the most seasoned desert dwellers are complaining about the blowtorch heat.

Temperatures have been above average every day since June 29 in Phoenix, where the normal high in the middle of July is a sizzling 41 C.

"This has gone on a little too long," said Joe Della Rocca, 41, an Arizona native. "All I know is Vancouver sounds fabulous right now."

The city hit 46 C yesterday, one degree Celsius above the old record for the date, set in 1936. Phoenix was almost mild compared with the Colorado River Valley, where Bullhead City reached 51 C yesterday and Needles, Calif., was just a smidge below 52.

Even nighttime readings were no comfort over the weekend. This morning's low in Phoenix was close to 33 C.

"At the heat of the day, at 2 p.m., almost the whole town is dead," said Yvonne Morales, owner of the Baskin Robbins 31 Flavors in Bullhead City, across the Colorado River from the air-conditioned casinos of Laughlin, Nev. "The streets are pretty bare because you're insane to come out in this."

Last week, at the urging of a radio station in Chicago, Morales put a scoop of ice cream on a sidewalk to see how long it would take to melt. It took just eight seconds for the scoop to turn to goo.

The disc jockeys in Chicago "were laughing at us," she said.

Police in Phoenix got reports of seven possible heat-related deaths during the weekend, said Sgt. Randy Force. Six of the victims were homeless, and the seventh was an 81-year-old woman. Phoenix usually has five to 10 such weather-related deaths in a whole year, he said.

The city should see "a little cooling" tomorrow, when the high is forecast at 45 C, the weather service said.

I wonder why this article is in metric.

[Skyland]

Rainier Meadows: Tucson and the Sonoran desert are actually very green and we have water flowing almost all year long near Mt Lemmon - e.g. Sabino Canyon. Now it rains almost every evening for 1-2 hours, because we have entered the Monsoon period. Concluding from your sarcastic comments you guys must be really depressed up there. I am sorry - may be you want to come down to Tucson, be happy and enjoy one of the most beautiful sceneries in the world?

[Imperfect Ending]

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[rt_0891]

Originally Posted by Aquamadoor

I wonder why this article is in metric.

It's written by AP Canada. Hence why Vancouver was given a honourable mention

BTW, Metric's the wave of the future... Time for Uncle Sam to hop on the bandwagon with the rest of his buddies

[Bond James Bond]

Originally Posted by Rainier Meadows

its not 5 months of rain it's 8 months ....I wouldn't consider the northwest a cold climate either...it rarely dips below 30 degrees during winter months. Whens the last time you've seen grass and natural waterways buddy.....feel free to stay in your dirt bowl....I'll hang out in the garden of eden while you cough from the dust and run from the snakes!

Yeah! Couldn't have said it better myself!

[flagship]

I'm Canadian and even I won't acknowledge that metric shit.

[flagship]

And I thought Phoenix was hot, until I saw the forecast for Baghdad......

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/wea...s/IZXX0008.htm

[sequoias]

Ya forgot Death Valley, CA One of the hottest spot in the United States, it's about as hot as Bagdad. It's 123 in Death Valley and it's about 6 ish pm Pacific standard time. Forecast shows above 120+ and that's the normal temp for Death Valley. The average temp for July is 115/86, hot huh?

[VansTripp]

Originally Posted by sequoias

Ya forgot Death Valley, CA One of the hottest spot in the United States, it's about as hot as Bagdad. It's 123 in Death Valley and it's about 6 ish pm Pacific standard time. Forecast shows above 120+ and that's the normal temp for Death Valley. The average temp for July is 115/86, hot huh?

Yeah...ugh... it much worse than Phoenix do.

[VansTripp]

Originally Posted by Phoenix Ashes

Phoenix will never be a great city because it's simply too hot here. Waiting for the bus can actually be dangerous four or five months a year. Street life becomes an impossibility. Sidewalk cafes retreat deep into misted corners.

Even worse, it's getting hotter. For all you development boosters, consider the irony: the very thing you crave compromises its eventuality.

Please explain about your great life in Phoenix instead of negative?

[VansTripp]

Originally Posted by Skyland

Rainier Meadows: Tucson and the Sonoran desert are actually very green and we have water flowing almost all year long near Mt Lemmon - e.g. Sabino Canyon. Now it rains almost every evening for 1-2 hours, because we have entered the Monsoon period. Concluding from your sarcastic comments you guys must be really depressed up there. I am sorry - may be you want to come down to Tucson, be happy and enjoy one of the most beautiful sceneries in the world?

I agree

[Rainier Meadows]

Originally Posted by Skyland

Rainier Meadows: Tucson and the Sonoran desert are actually very green and we have water flowing almost all year long near Mt Lemmon - e.g. Sabino Canyon. Now it rains almost every evening for 1-2 hours, because we have entered the Monsoon period. Concluding from your sarcastic comments you guys must be really depressed up there. I am sorry - may be you want to come down to Tucson, be happy and enjoy one of the most beautiful sceneries in the world?

Yes we are very depressed up here!































But this depresses me!



naw Tucson has it's own unique beauty....I think Phoenix is nicer though!

[Skyland]

I like Seattle, very nice pictures by the way. Anyway, your approach to insult Tucson shows that you people up there are in a deep crisis. May be the following pictures will make you happier .

This is just a 15 min drive from downtown Tucson:




Thats how the sky above Tucson looks like almost every evening:


Also Tucson is one of the oldest cities in the West, founded in 1776 with a lively rich Mexican and Native American heritage. The city is almost bilingual


But we have even churches dating from 1700:


And Tucson is home to the unique Adobe architecture:


as well as the U of A campus with a lot of green grass:






20 min drive from downtown Tucson - Sabino Canyon, a good place to go jogging:




And the spring in the desert is awesome:





Finally we just drive 60 min to the Southernmost skiing area in the US on Mount Lemmon. What a wonderful life .

[Phoenix Ashes]

Originally Posted by LA Lover

Please explain about your great life in Phoenix instead of negative?

I believe you're asking why do I live in a place I do not love? Well, life is like that. We go to jobs we don't like, settle for marriages which don't satisfy, vote for candidates we don't respect, and watch television which devours our creativity. The hidden secret inside every cynic, however, is romantic disappointment. It's a feeling that we could potentially redeem our lives if only we were more patient. The gap in our lives - between the life we live and the one we dream about - is crucial to every romantic's sense of integrity. We are better than the city we live in! At least, we tell ourselves that. In the meantime, we wait, patiently, biding our time. Will the city ever come to delight us again? Perhaps if we're patient....

[VansTripp]

Originally Posted by Phoenix Ashes

I believe you're asking why do I live in a place I do not love? Well, life is like that. We go to jobs we don't like, settle for marriages which don't satisfy, vote for candidates we don't respect, and watch television which devours our creativity. The hidden secret inside every cynic, however, is romantic disappointment. It's a feeling that we could potentially redeem our lives if only we were more patient. The gap in our lives - between the life we live and the one we dream about - is crucial to every romantic's sense of integrity. We are better than the city we live in! At least, we tell ourselves that. In the meantime, we wait, patiently, biding our time. Will the city ever come to delight us again? Perhaps if we're patient....

If u want own nice house for less price so avoid to live somewhere on West Coast but Interior West is relatively cheaper to own nice house.

Phoenix is great place to live cuz of cheaper real estate for own nice house.