Re: thanatoid's computer is 10 years old today, Sept. 27, 2007!
The difference in temperature between Tucson, Arizona and Albuquerque, New
Mexico can be a large amount. I live in Albuquerque and my folks live in
Santa Fe, New Mexico. I never liked the heat and prefer cold weather. Heck,
I probably am better suited to weather in Oregon or Washington State but I do
like the Green Chile of New Mexico.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/twc/climate/20thcentury_top10wx.php
June 26 1990 - Hottest temperature officially recorded in Tucson
The mercury topped out at 117 degrees on the afternoon of the 26th setting
an all-time high temperature in Tucson.
4). Summer of 1994 - Hottest meteorological summer on record (Tucson)
Sweltering heat plaqued the area during the summer of 1994 (June through
August) and resulted in the warmest summer on record. Monthly average
temperature records were set for all three months (June 89.2 degrees, old
record 88.6 degrees in 1990; July 90.4 degrees, old record 89.9 degrees in
1989; and August 90.2 degrees, old record 86.9 degrees in 1962). The mercury
topped 100 degrees on 82 of the 92 summer days of 1994. For the year, 99
days were recorded with high temperatures of 100 degrees or more. Records
were also set for consecutive days with high temperatures of 105 degrees or
more (24 days - June 23rd to July 16th, old record was 15 days in 1990 - June
17th to July 1st) and 110 degrees or more (6 days - June 24th to 29th, old
record was 5 days in 1990 - June 24th to 28th). The second, third and fourth
hottest days on record were recorded in the summer of 1994 (116 degrees on
June 29th and 115 degrees on June 25th and 28th). Overall the summer of 1994
had 19 record highs that were set or tied...7 days came within one degree of
tieing a record and four days came within two degrees of tieing a record.
Now for Albuquerque, New Mexico (Much Cooler for me)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albuquerque,_New_Mexico
Springtime starts off windy and cool, sometimes unsettled with some rain and
even light snow, though spring is usually the driest part of the year in
Albuquerque. March and April tend to see many days with the wind blowing at
20 to 30 mph, and afternoon gusts can produce periods of blowing sand and
dust. In May, the winds tend to subside, as temperatures start to feel like
summer.
Summer daytime highs range from the upper 80s to the upper 90's, while
dropping into the low 60s to low 70s overnight; the valley and uppermost
foothills are often several degrees cooler than that. The heat is quite
tolerable because of low humidity, except during the late summer during
increased humidity from surges in the monsoonal pattern; at that time,
daytime highs drop slightly but the extra moisture in the air can cause
nighttime temperatures to increase.
Fall sees mild days and cool nights with less rain, though the weather can
be more unsettled closer to winter.
The city was one of several in the region experiencing a severe winter storm
leaving between 10 and 26 inches of snow in just over 24 hours on December
30, 2006.[1]
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Avg high °F 48 55 62 71 80 90 92 89 82 71 57 48
Avg high °C 9 13 17 22 27 32 33 32 28 22 14 9
Avg low °F 24 28 34 41 50 59 65 63 56 44 32 24
Avg low °C -4 -2 1 5 10 15 18 17 13 7 0 -4
Rainfall inches .49 .44 .61 .50 .60 .65 1.27 1.73 1.07 1.00 .62 .49
Rainfall mm 12.4 11.2 15.5 12.7 15.2 16.5 32.3 43.9 27.2 25.4 15.7 12.4
Albuquerque's climate is classified as arid (BWk or BWh, depending on the
particular scheme of the Köppen climate classification system one uses),
meaning average annual precipitation is less than half of evaporation, and
the mean temperature of the coldest month is above freezing (32F). Only the
wettest areas of the Sandia foothills are barely semi-arid, where
precipitation is more than half of, but still less than, evaporation; such
areas are localized and usually lie above 6000 feet in elevation and often in
arroyo drainages, signified by a slightly denser, taller growth of evergreen
oak - juniper - pinon chaparral and rarely, woodland, often mixed with taller
desert grasses. These elevated foothill areas still border arid areas, best
described as desert grassland or desert shrub, on their west sides.
Traveling to the west, north and east of Albuquerque, one quickly rises in
elevation and leaves the sheltering effect of the valley to enter a
noticeably cooler and slightly wetter environment. One such area is still
considered part of metro Albuquerque, commonly called the "East Mountain"
area; it is covered in savannas or woodlands of low juniper and pinon trees,
reminiscent of the lower parts of the southern Rocky Mountains, which do not
actually contact Albuquerque proper.
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