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It's only April, but some extreme heat has arrived over the Southwest U.S. this weekend.
Why is this happening? A major upper-level ridge of high pressure has taken up shop across the region.
This upper ridge provides subsidence or sinking air. Sinking air actually compresses and pressure builds. This build-up in pressure leads to an air mass temperature increase.
We are forecasting high temperatures in the Desert Southwest to reach the upper 90s and triple-digits; coming close to or exceeding the record highs for the date in some cities.
Cities that could break their daily record highs this weekend including Phoenix, Yuma, Tucson and Las Vegas.
Before this weekend, Phoenix had not reached the century mark in 2012. The average first 100-degree reading comes around May 2. Last year, the city first hit 100 degrees on April 1.
The major warmth won't only be confined to the Southwest but also permeate into the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys of California (Sacramento, Fresno) and also into the heart of the intermountain West (Salt Lake City, Grand Junction, Boise). In fact, record highs may be broken in the Pacific Northwest too including in Portland and Medford, Ore.
Highs across the region are forecast to be 10 to 20 degrees above average.
This intense heat will continue through at least the early part of the work week with some slight mitigation of the heat by midweek.
Look for Wednesday highs in the 90s again in the Desert Southwest, mid to upper 70s in the Salt Lake Valley and 80s to near 90 on the Strip in Vegas.
Will this pattern stick around? Unlike the previous pattern in place, this shift will be relatively short-lived. Computer weather models currently show the western ridge weakening as a new storm system approaches the California coast late Wednesday into Thursday.
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Keep using corrupt corporates OIL & ELECTRICITY! Don't use MAGNETICALLY-DRIVEN ENERGY, because it's NON-POLLUTANT!! Let corporate keep stealing from the 99% American People, but when there's no world left what are they going to do with all their money! Corporate GREED over REALITY and ALL for the almighty DOLLAR BILL! 8 yrs. of corrupt corporate political rule and our country is falling apart! It's time for change, and that time is NOW, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE, even though it MAY BE TOO LATE!
Vote STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC, the lives you save may be your OWN & your CHILDREN! And if this DEMOCRATIC REGIME doesn't work for the 99% American People, we'll install a TRUE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT that WILL WORK FOR US!!
Dont worry TR, given this data, Arizona is trending towards an ice age! You cant ignore the data!
TR, The Democrats are communist-based and want a one-world order. They are the regime of Hitler reborn.
That explains a lot - my mother in law is a Democrat.
James explain to me why , if your against Communists , you lean Republican? Your (R) based Chamber of Commerce has built COMMUNIST CHINA into a Major Military Super Power. Don't you see anything inconsistent in that??? Or are Communists OK IF they make you a profit??
Aggibrew: Thanks for the LMAO:-)
TR'Rose : I'm a registered Dem. But am always in a state of wonder towards the green part of the party.
I've not found a power source that the greens do not complain about. Wind kills birds & bats, Solar displaces lizards, Hydro effects fish & currents, and nuclear too dangerous. So what EXACTLY is the excepted green power source??
Well said TR. I basically agree 100%. And I DO vote a straight ticket. Ever since I saw the truth years ago. So many of the poor feel as if they are the same as the almighty rich people. Living in poverty doesn't lead me to agree with any greedy money grubbing rich folks. But so many seem to be doing just that. The RICH Republicans call the democrats socialists. BUt the facts are that the rich have manipulated this country into NOT a free bussiness society , but one without FREE ENTERPRISE. Hence all of the largest corporations buying up and or elimenating the smaller and weaker ones. Want to go shopping??? Where??? Wal-Mart is almost the only place left to go. I'll bet the Chinese will own them someday.
Instead of bashing big business for all of the woes of the world, why dont you Libs stop purchasing products from them? There are certainly enough of you to make an impact. Stop going to Walmart, stop buying Apple products, stop using gasoline, stop buying designer jeans, stop buying tents and sleeping bags made by corporations. Once you all do that, you can start opening up your hemp clothing stores and the like and become evil corporations yourselves someday!
Skorned , being the conservative you are. Where did you buy your US parts PC?? Oh..No Choice??
It's the same with other commodities. You have the option of different Chinese made, no US option.
You can get US assembled. And I do that.
Funny how the conservative run corporations streamed to China for cheap labor. But back home use the word Communist or socialism with such distain.
A lot of aluminum foil hats are a bit tight today.
James, you're so full of sh!t even your mother can't stand to be near you.
What is the big deal about 104 degrees in Phoenix, AZ? It was hotter on April 11, 1984 when I arrived there from Korea and on average it stayed that way every year that I was there which was 6 years the first time and 2.5 years the second.
Scary, what an appropriate name. People like you and TR scar the hell out of me. Are you so blinded by Liberal BS that you cannot see that all this so called GREEN is not only driving the evil corporations away but it is digging the hole deeper for the poor and middle class. One does not have to be rocket scientist to see that cost of all of these so called green products, which are pushed down our throats, are more than people can afford. Most of these green products are hurry up get those free government $$ inventions which later prove to be environmental nightmares. Environmental groups can't even get along. Look at all these wonderful things that Green has given us: Compact florescent Bulbs, Solar Power, Wind power, etc. I'm happy with all of them but I like the fossil fuel better. One of the best things that Green has done is teach us how to be more efficient and how extract and use fossil fuels cleaner and more efficiently. The only problem is they got power hungry and greedy and don't know where the line is.
CFL's= Mercury poisoning, at least your brain will eaten up enough so you you won't realize that isn't air you are breathing. Let's be thankful for all the tax $$ spent to develop wind power that the environmentalist are complaining about, I was just getting use to not having all the birds that crap on everything. I really enjoy seeing those dams blown up so those little fishies won't get injured in the turbines. Let's turn green (or is it blue).
Damn global warming, Death Valley is always a pleasant 78 degrees.
First, "MAGNETICALLY-DRIVEN ENERGY", is a fraud, only liberals are too stupid to see it. It ranks right up there with running your car on water or the 100MPG carburetor "the oil companies are suppressing".
Second, China is no longer communist, it is capitalist. They even brag they are more capitalist than we are. That's why the have a five trillion surplus while we have a sixteen trillion deficit. They "broke the iron rice bowl", as they put it, decades ago. They worship wealth and profits, we demonize them.
Third, liberals are jumping into China with both feet. Obama's jobs czar closed an entire division of GE and moved it to china, Apple manufactures in China, Costco is just as China connected as Wal-Mart, Biden bragged about a huge wind turbine purchase from Chine, etc.
Facts trump liberal lies every time.
What global warming....This is global "burning".
TR, Make sure to send your whole paycheck to the Democratic party. They will take care of your every need. Remember the Government is your friend.
I live in Tucson, AZ, and the heat this time of year is not really a problem even if you only have an evaporation (swamp) cooler, as I do, because the humidity is extremely low. So an evaporation cooler cools almost as effectively as an air conditioner does. The problem here is in the summer when it gets up to 105 or 110 or higher and the humidity is 80% or 90%. Evaporation coolers don't cool very well then, and you sweat your balls off! The humidity today is a comfortable 8%, though. This weather is unusually hot, however, for this time of year. If it reaches a 100 degrees today it will only be the second time since 1895 that it has does so on this date. It usually doesn't reach 100 degrees for the first time in Tucson until about May 26.
Vahalla Phil : I have to tell you your right in part of your post. In Nevada, Harry Reid gave the wind turbine to a Chinese company. And If I lived there, I would have stayed home on election in protest. The Dems do the same garbage, but not quite as blatantly , nor whilst saying how patriotic they are. The reason why we need more than two major parties.
Why do extreme weather events bring out the inane, insulting comments regarding the possibility that human activity is warming our climate.
It is almost as if people are afraid to discuss the subject calmly.
Whichever side of this issue you sit on, it really doesn't hurt anything to listen politely to arguments from the other side, and I've never seen anybody persuaded to change their opinion by being insulted.
dman,
"I've never seen anybody persuaded to change their opinion by being insulted."
Good point there, buddy! Your posts are always so rational and balanced. It would be nice if everyone were like you.
The average day for the 1st triple digit weather in the Southwest is May 2nd so why is this news?
lmao. how many of you wach star trak? the fedration was a one world gov. and they ended all the wars on earth how. by getting rid of greed. every one is the same in that univers. no money .you need a house boom ya have it food boom ya have it . now let the haters pile on me
It is Star Trek. Spelled it wrong. but yes so true. But, wish the world was as easy as that.
Keep using corrupt corporates OIL & ELECTRICITY! Don't use MAGNETICALLY-DRIVEN ENERGY, because it's NON-POLLUTANT!! Let corporate keep stealing from the 99% American People, but when there's no world left what are they going to do with all their money! Corporate GREED over REALITY and ALL for the almighty DOLLAR BILL! 8 yrs. of corrupt corporate political rule and our country is falling apart! It's time for change, and that time is NOW, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE, even though it MAY BE TOO LATE!
Vote STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC, the lives you save may be your OWN & your CHILDREN! And if this DEMOCRATIC REGIME doesn't work for the 99% American People, we'll install a TRUE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT that WILL WORK FOR US!!
It figures people who are so synaptically challenged they believe in a complete fraud would vote democrat.
Too bad we aren't a democracy, we are a republic. Do you even know the pledge of allegiance? Repeat it aloud a few times, maybe you'll get the hint.
TR,
Get off of your OIL based and CORPORATE manufactured computer and get a WOODEN one made by an elf!
I wish the scientists out there would put out a theory explaining why all this weird and unusual weather is happening. Especially regarding the continuously increasing temperatures...
Well, depending on their grant source, they do have a theory. Never bite the hand that feeds you!
Probably because there is nothing unusual about this weather. It's only 10 days from the avg 1st 100 degree day in Phoenix (May 2), so it's basically right on schedule or considered 'normal'. I also read the temp broke the record for the date set in.......1959! This weather is not extreme by any stretch. Another piece of global warming propaganda.
Exactly. That is why corporate based deniers have no credibility
I have to laugh at people that think that there is a massive conspiracy on the part of thousands of climate scientists spread out around the globe. The money at risk with their government grants is orders of magnitude smaller than what big oil and coal could lose in profits if people understood the truth. The corporations generating billions of $$ in profits would easily crush those scientists if they only had the facts and data on their side. Don't you think they would provide data showing the theories are wrong if they could? They tried but have given up because they know climate change is for real and carbon emmisions are causing it.
It's amazing how those that have been indoctrinated to swear by the GOP party line can be maninpulated. They're going to take your guns! They're going to force you to have abortions! They're trying to take away you're religion! The "job creators" won't continue creating millions of jobs if you raise their taxes! These are all just distractions to get those that can't think for themselves to keep the rich in power. At the end of the day they only care about power and money. They could care less about what really matters to the middle class, fiscally or socially. They are the only ones that won't have to suffer the dire consequences of global warming. Drill baby drill! We're screwed.
haha, corporate based deniers...you libs are so silly!
Just look at the wording you use ..."Climate change" It used to be global warming, but that doesnt fit all scenarios, so they switched to Climate change. Of course there is climate change! This statement will always be true no matter what weather trends we go through! We should probably worry about overpopulation rather than carbon emissions. It is a problem we will have to address much much sooner than any warming or cooling we may or may not be causing with our carbon emissions.
Keep on lying to yourselves, kids. Keep on paving the planet. Keep on building golf courses in the desert, and gambling halls full of boozers and hookers, and drain the rivers dry. Keep on sending those tailpipe poisons into the air you breathe. Keep on sending Roundup into the water you drink. Love the dead world you're creating, boys, and keep on deluding yourselves that's everything is just fine.
Born and Raised Arizona. Everyone, this is normal.
Actually, its still global warming, there is trillions of additional joules of energy in our atmosphere than even 50 years ago. Problem is, the people who deny science (evolution, global warming, etc...) don't understand the difference between GLOBAL warming and their LOCAL weather. So to help those less adapt at science the name was changed to Climate change.
Its still global warming to those that understand what GLOBAL means.
It was first called "global warming" in soundbites because the average temperature of the entire planet --THE AVERAGE-- is trending up, causing intensification of EXTREMES of weather patterns. They changed the name in SOUNDBITES for people like you, Skorned, to make it less easy to willfully misconstrue the science, which HAS NOT CHANGED or been refuted by the trillions of dollars of energy corporate power.
You don't know what you're talking about.
Or worse yet, you do, and you're misconstruing the argument willfully.
Hey Scorned. Sounds as if you are one of those rich religious sided Republicans. You know the religious right. If they are the religious right then all of their money and power would be helping the poor. Instead they are against welfare for any that are have-nots. People who their big rich companies won't consider giving a job too. In the real world there are those that can't fend for themselves. Why? The answers are plenty. If the religious right were reading and or going by what is written in the Bible , I assure you, this country would be alot better off than it is now. I once had a high school teacher that made a comment which I see to be more accurate every day. He said the best form of government , of which man kind can NEVER live with, is socialist. He was right, I don't want it and you don't want it. But if we could find a middle ground , of which we are so far from, this place we call Earth would be so much closer to Heaven. YOu see , in Heaven there are no rich, no poor, just equality. And we are so far from that. Because the republican's are so manipulative and full of greed.
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Scientists? Why believe in them, the truth and facts?
Here in PHX we only believe in the thermometer readings.
Best to believe in Al Gore. He knows everything and even invented the Internet!!!
scary larry
I am skeptical about religion as well! Let me remind some of you folks out there that real science requires skepticism! I dare to say that I dont know if mankind is causing the earth to warm or not, just as I do not know if there is a God.
You global warming/climate-change folks are SO behind the times! In September, 2010 a White House spokeman said that "global climate disruption" is now the accepted term. Look it up.
To all you enviro-nazi's, how many KW of solar do you have on your roof? Is there a Leaf in your driveway?
Dollars to doughnuts, 99% of you haven't invested a dime of your own money, you are waiting till the government gives it to you.
I read a comment once that most liberals live like conservatives, they just want everyone else to live like liberals. Boy is that the truth! Time to put your money where your mouth is libs!
2Late2Matter repeated the lie: "Best to believe in Al Gore. He knows everything and even invented the Internet!!!"
Like him or not, Al Gore never said that. www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp
@scary larry, I guess your answer is, the government should take control of all the corporations, the small business's and then the state & local governments and put everybody to work for the same sandwich or living wage. Wonder what will become of the deadbeats (aren't you one) that won't work? There won't be any unions to cry to because the government will have control, what use will unions be if everybody get the same living wage.
You won't have to worry about such trivial things like your children or grandchildrens education, everyone one will wear the same color pajamas. Sounds like your kind of world but with one hitch, you are going to have to pull your weight or you miss the meal wagon.
Have a grand life in utopia.
Right. The rest of the globe was freezing their butts off all winter long.
10 degrees below the norm here today.
See...
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No idea what global means...
http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/news/20120119/
This past March was the coldest, thats right, coldest in 13 years GLOBALLY! So where is the warming? Where is the irrefutable link between higher concentrations of CO2 and rising temperatures? April has sucked here in the upper Midwest, March was warmer. Think I'll burn some tires in honor of Earth Day. Could use some warming up here. Global Warming, Climate Change, all just code for a politically motivated hoax to implement a leftist/socialist agenda. Oh, and I DO BELIEVE in climate change, just as it always has and always will. Humans have zero capacity to influence climate, short or long term.
I'll call it Global Warming. The climate of the planet has grown indisputably warmer over the last 50 years, and all denials and rationalizations of the flat earth crowd, I've yet to hear another cause put forward. The Sun today is no brighter than in 1952. Why is the earth warmer?
To me, people like skorned, sound increasingly like the apologists for the tobacco industry in the 1960s and 1970s, who kept touting the safety of cigarettes.
Except for the fact it's not normal you're 100% incorrect. :)
That's about 15 to 20 deg above normal. Try again.
jeff-1592116...thanks for making my fellow arizonan's point for him...your post shows the AVERAGE april temperature as 84.5...to achieve that number there has to be 100 in there somewhere...our temps here in the beautiful sonoran desert range from 70 to 100 in april so AZ Dude is right...this is normal and oh by the way...I LOVE OUR NORMAL!
The expression is "set up shop"
The writer of this article is a bad person
Here in Palm Springs, CA, we always break 100 in April. I call it street sweeping weather 'cause it gets the snow birds off of our streets. They can't take it and head north. Bon voyage, snow birdies! See you again in a few months when you come back to enjoy our beautiful winter weather.
Gee, 'TR' Rose II, it is possible to post a comment minus a political rant.
LOL great term! I will adapt it for us in Phoenix as well. I understand the economic importance they have to our area, but it sure is nice to finally not have to deal with them. The first sign of 100 and they scurry away.
Do you not understand that while Europe and Russia were very cold this winter, in the southern hemisphere of the GLOBE, simultaneously heat records were being set, all while the total polar ice cap volume is being cyclically reduced? If you can't think globally, don't join in on a discussion of global issues.
While the average annual temperature has been increasing since the early 1900's, it not the average temperature we have to fear, it's the extremes. Kentucky has been experiencing 80 degree temperatures, then dropping to 32 degrees and frost all within a weeks time. I saw my first daffodil blooming on February 9th when they normally don't bloom until March/April. Welcome to the new norm!
Think of heat as fuel for any engine. Because of counterclockwise rotion of storms in the northern hemisphere, and clockwise in the southern hemisphere, cold air is dragged down from the poles, and warm air is dragged up from the tropic. Even though currently much cold air is accutely and fiercely dragged down from the poles where such cold spells are seldom experienced, the net increase in the earth's lithospheric air temperature is steadily increasing by a small faction.
Climate Change. Seems like the word EXTREME is in EVERY forecast. I don't recall ever seeing EXTREME weather ALL the time 15 years ago..... Maybe a hurricane now and then...but not every week like recently.
Good story bro. Would read again.
Unless you have been in Arizona over 50 years and/or are a native (as I am) you can shut your asstrap. The facts show only the HEAT ISLANDS OF LARGER CITIES have dramatically increased in temperature, such as Phoenix, which has records back to 1898. So, because of the growth of the huge metro-are, they now use 30 years to maintain averages for temps and precipitation. In the 60's and 70', for example- massive dust storms in Summer were common. They have since become rarer and make national news? It's because the vacant land (especially farms) has been developed, reducing topsoil. But non-natives sure freak out as it's a divine haboob! This is normal heat- as records will show- and records will continue to fall in Phoenix. But Yuma, for example- is relatively the same as it was 100 years ago. Geez...the global warming is real? When I was a child- it was certain a new Ice Age was coming. F'ng democrats will spew anything for Obama Bin-laden.
might want to take a look at wunderground.com's web site before saying Yuma's temps are all that normal: if you get to this site, you'll notice that the average temps for Yuma this time of year are a high of 87 and a low of 61. now notice that the high for today is forcast to be 104. just a little north of normal, or so it would seem to me. but then again, i don't have your ability to rationalize triple digits in April, so who knows?
While the polar caps melt away, you can still argue the point as unproven theory. When they are finally gone, it will be too late to adjust your "thinking" on the matter of man's contribution to global water cycle climate change. If we're not demonstrably causing the problem, to you and your denier ilk, we are certainly adding to it immensely.
Good, bout time someone showed some good old fashioned common 6th grade graduate level ciphering and cracker barrel philosophy and Koch Brothers informercial inculcationing, instead of boring factual scientific data. The real good news is, if those nerdy climatologists are right, there won't be anymore tornadic storms in the southern planes, that stuff will shift to the north. They'll only be habibs or dust storms down yonder.
They are basing all this warming hysteria and more severe storms entirely on some computer models that I am sure are totally reliable and unbiased. I am shocked at how many credentialed climate scientists frequent these forums.
The computer based predictions which you are referring to, are not the products of a computer generated predictions. The computer is employed in analysing mountains of information that's gathere by scientists. Climatologists and meteorologists understand concepts and information surrounding virtually all information collected to date in earth science; geology, oceanography,oceanology, astronomy, hydrology, limnology, glaciology, topography, volcanology, seizmology, and plate tectonics.
Most atmospheric scientists have obtained at least one doctorate in the area of earth sciences, and need to show proficiency in analytical statistics and in the scientific method of. They contribute to scientific journals, and are active in education and research and perform lab and field experiments. Computers are only tools. They cannot think, so what information that is gathered with the use of a theoretical computer model, is only as good as the information entered into the computer data base by scientists.
Thank God there is no Climate change just think how hot it would be if there were./s/
Looks like there trying to beat the Global Warming drum!Wow the heat arrived a week early.Where doomed!
It arrived two months early in Colorado.
And just think AG, Colorado used to be tropical, and before that there was this thing called the ice age. Which by the way we have been coming out of for some time now. but I hate to bore you with such trivial things...
Current Denver temperature at 2 PM is 73 degrees, clear and sunny...lovely spring weather. Pretty normal
Gulfwar: So what's your point?
This story reminds me of an old comedy routine.
Weatherman:
"Temperatures have been increasing 10 degrees each week over the last two weeks. At this rate we will reach 160 degrees by July".
It's just weather. It's not a permanent trend.
People in the Southwest are used to this weather. It's no big deal.
fly low says no big deal - since he has all the facts and is not basing his opinion on his political views no problem - the one problem here is all the brave morons who deny just for the sake of it will not be around 30 40 years from now when the **** really hits the fan - what do they care - sought of that dick cheney mentality in favor of war when you do not have to go(chickened out of Viet Nam) and when someone else is spilling blood - will scream with the base as long and loud as they have too , with no regard for facts or outcomes
And how many solar panels do you have? Do you have a Leaf in your driveway?
Why are you so sure of something that has proved to be unprovable Fred?
because i see it and feel it with my own freakin eyes , wally , no science needed - lived up here in northeast almost half a century summers are hotter, spring barely exist , when i was a kid snow covered the ground almost all winter and we could skate on the lake in the park almost all winter - now might snow a little but it never hangs around long and the lakes do not freeze at all , no science eye witness account ,weather patterns do no change that much in such a short time 30-35 years , but they have - amazing -stories of magic gardens with talking snakes and men coming back from the dead from a book written two thousand years ago some people swallow whole , events right before their eyes they cant quite wrap their head around - priceless ps i live around ny and i have a nice tan ............ in april
Had a trackmeet in phoenix in this crap yesterday!
No too smart on the planners part. Get up early and the weather was great. That's what I like about 100+, brings the population down and the people who live here all year around, finally get the town back.
Dubsac20 and James1782939 ,
my partner (a well published research scientist) and many of his scientist colleagues and friends along with a clutch of statisticians have- on their own unpaid time and out of deep interest in the science, protocol, methods, and data- looked at this issue and reviewed published work and conclude to a man and woman that global warming is a sad FACT. This complete agreement happened regardless of political affiliation as there were dems, repubs, self-professed independants, and even a few libertarians. I'm not sure what it will take to get Americans heads out of the sand but politics, sadly, appears to drive much of the ignorance. We are too interested in profits before people and it's unforgivably shortsighted.
Also, a on a slightly unrelated note James, when you use a strawman agrument, which is just calling your others names, you can't win. It's too ignorant and shows you lack any education. How about presenting something substantive from a credible unbiased source. When you say things like Obama BL, you simpply look like a D ick.
So saying he looks "like a D ick" is your way of showing your level of education and own ignorance ?
Freedom of speech is nice isn't it ?
Nothing to see here, move along.
Wow, an intelligent comment in this thread:) Very rare to see that. Thanks!
So ringsize, what are the remedies? You can't cure climate change by coming on here and calling people "deniers". That't just childish. Sure it is warming a bit, but for how long and by how much. Your scientists can't answer that.
wally boy ..ask the good folk in texas how much - no water and i bet it hits 120 this summer - oh they will deny it because the bible tells them so and the fix is in with the liberal weather men - they are making up the temps ,really . tell that to the dead trees and cattle ...what a joke
Good chance of Phoenix setting a new record this summer. I believe it currently stands at 124 degrees. Love that as heat pumps that cool so many homes quit working at right about 122. And vI mean quit. Only way to get it working is to cool the unit with a garden hose. I once lived there. But I saw Phoenix grow from a city of about 350,000 to over 3 million. All that pavement, air conditioner heat exhaust as well as heat from vehicles contributes to even higher temperatures. And gardens and lawns more humidity. Until the mid 70's you could use an evaporative cooler and be comfortable on all but the very worst days, usually fewer that 10 at the end of July or beginning of August. By 1980, few could get by without running airconditioners all night long. And still remember a motorcycle trip departing from Phoenix at midnight July 3. We wer all blowing fuses from the heat and I mean boxes of fuses. We got to Death Valley and several people called us crazy for crossing at noon there. Every last one of us said it was chilly there by comparison Little note. I said blown fuses. Actually the heat was desoldering the ends of the fuse link causing them to fail Solved the oroblem by using tin foil from a pack of cigarrettes around the fuse. Knowing there was nothing wrong with my electric circuits, safe to forgo the safety of the fuse.
Born & Raised Arizona....This is Normal!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See post #20 for full explanation
It's hot? in the southwest? Oh my.
Don't worry about it. Wait 'till you start school.
In the meantime, go watch TV.
So James you mean that the gross negative environmental effects of increased use of fossel fuel can be best seen in heavily population regions, and this excess heat spills over into other regions?
For F*@K sake, how does a weather report turn into a polictical debate. Get a grip people.
I was in Lake Havasu City in the 1970's and it is the hottest place I have ever been. There was no grass, just dirt. I have been to Las Vegas and walked around at 2am in 90 degree weather. People in Phoenix don't have grass growing in their yards, they have rocks. I saw some rocks sprayed green.
So, what's new?
Face it folks, Southern Arizona sucks! Hotter than hell for at least 6 months out of the year, Phoenix is one of the worst places now for allergies and both Tucson and Phoneix are nothing but mini malls and traffic jams. People keep voting Republican in the state and the Republicans have done nothing for the economy in the state except blame the Democrats. It does no good to have a pool in Phoenix since by the time you get out there to use it the water is too damn hot. Flagstaff is totally different and a very nice place. Travel to Flagstaff and forget Tucson and Phoenix.
It's a simple phenomenon, really. As a resident of Arizona for 60 years, I have seen what occurs when a conservative's sphincter muscles get wrapped too tightly around their necks. Blood flow and oxygen to the brain is restricted, leaving them unable to tell when it's damn hot outside.
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Here comes the tin foil hat, kool-aid drinking, denialist brigade led by James Inhofe and his band of Bible thumping ditto heads who believe cooking future generations with CO2 is all part of "God's Plan."
Cue Rush Limbaugh so we can blame Climate Change on birth control.
Sounds like the wing nut climate change deniers need to get together with their pied pipers - Limbaugh, Bachman, Palin, Hannity and the other corporate talking heads - and come up with some cash to help pay some cooling bills for all those who are effected by this climate change hoax.
Average day for first 100 degree day in Phoenix area is May 1. So it warmed up 10 days early this year and this is a big deal?
But Nancy, the average day for ice break in Tucson is something like May 15. we are 101 today, so it is a lot sooner for us than for you poor souls up in Phoenix. I had to turn on my A/C yesterday, usually I don't have to turn it on til last week of May. (no swamp coolers in my apt complex)