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Posted by: bell32ndst, 8:28 PM GMT on March 18, 2012 +0
Here it is, the middle of the afternoon, and the temperature in Phoenix, by the mercury thermometer in my backyard, is 46 degrees. And they are having temperatures in the 70s in the midwest. The planners messed up, the location of those temperatures should be reversed.

Two days ago it was in the 80s here, slightly above average for this time of year. Clear blue skies, balmy breezes, cool not cold nights, the fragrance of citrus blossoms wafting through the air.

We need the rain, but we could do without the frigid air. ;-) If it clears up and is calm tonight, with the low air temps, we could even get a freeze! Well, not at the official site, just here in my yard. Extremely unusual for March.
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Posted by: bell32ndst, 5:36 PM GMT on March 08, 2012 +0
For three days the highs here were in the 80s and the lows in the 40s. Then yesterday, the high was only 56 and the low this morning was 30. Like a cold day in January. Except it's only two weeks from the equinox. It's crazy.
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Posted by: bell32ndst, 4:15 AM GMT on March 02, 2012 +0
It was 32 this morning, so the sun heated the air more than the increased cooling could overcome. Warmer today than yesterday, so this has to be the last gasp for cold weather in Phoenix. It's already March.
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Posted by: bell32ndst, 4:38 PM GMT on February 29, 2012 +0
Well, this morning proved me wrong about there being no more freezes in store for my part of Phoenix - it got down to 31 degrees here. It was clear and dry, so easy to radiate the heat away. It might be colder tonight. There was a lot of dust in the air last night left over from the arrival of the cold front with its high winds. If that moves out, it will be easier for heat to radiate, but counteracting that is the effect of a full day of solar heating.Have to w...
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Posted by: bell32ndst, 9:21 PM GMT on February 17, 2012 +0
It's pretty hard for those dry, cold arctic air masses to sustain their cool at this time of year in Arizona. The sun is starting to have some power. That is reflected in the rise of the morning low over the last two days since the heavy freeze. Yesterday it was 31, today is was 34. I think the risk of frost from this air mass is gone, and probably the risk of frost for this spring in Phoenix is over.
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