Phoenix, the hot place

[CDONA]

These maps have been right most of the summer,
This one shows the rain central to the Colorado River,
Storms are up from the Pacific, hitting Calif first, then sliding east, last two weeks.
Early season monsoon, the south east corner of Az, gets all the rain. Weather is moving.

Monsoon time frame must be an insurance thing, to make it all neat and tidy, for the insurance underwriters. It's gonna leak out when this hits, a week late and all.

 

[CDONA]

Hurricane fueled flooding in Az. has produced inches of rain, over the past few weeks.
Officially ending monsoon season.

 

[tuxumino]

just going to say when it's raining in Arizona stay out of the wash

 

[CDONA]

Daylight savings, Az's history on that,

Here's why Arizona doesn't observe daylight saving time like the rest of the country

DST started when "war time" was established in the U.S. in 1918 to save fuel during World War I.

www.12news.com

 

[tuxumino]

yeast bay

 

[CDONA]

Establishing records here,
Fall of 2024 has been recorded the driest of all recorded, I got 6 months of blasted summer.
Fall of 2025 has been recorded the wettest of all recorded, the greenest, loved it all.

Now is the time for leaf peeping in Az.
Oak Creek Canyon, all the way down into Cottonwood,

 

[CDONA]

Temps are gonna climb, again.
Interesting difference between LA, and Phoenix, both are going to hit 80*
but,
LA loves the concept of 80 *, fully embraces it, in Dec. "give us more, , ,"

Phoenix, wants low temps for winter, just to HAVE a winter, , ,
Looking for overnite temps in the 40s/50s , to make it real.
Seasonal relief from the high overnite lows, of summer, in the 90's

 

[CDONA]

If you get curious, what & why, Az. town names,

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/shows/whats-in-a-name-arizona

Jerome was on last night,

Jerome | What's in a name, Arizona?

Jerome was transformed from a 19th-century copper mining giant, named after a wealthy investor, into an art and tourism hotspot.

www.fox10phoenix.com

 

[CDONA]

Sat nite tree lighting, Cottonwood.
Nowhere near the pomp & ceremony I enjoyed in Vacaville.
but,
Room for improvement, , ,

No amplification, hard to hear, xmas song or two, a short speech, and a switch flipped, on.
Xmas parade cancelled due to repaving Main Street.

Xmas, feelin Grinchy

 

[CDONA]

New Years,

Dropping ALL over Arizona, , ,

Flagstaff was the only, for many years.
this year 2026, had a few more.

Williams has a town parade car it uses, Route 66 anny. is coming.

Tucson has a taco drop,

Prescott sportin' a Cowboy boot,
and
Yuma, the land of winter leafy greens, a head of cabbage/lettuce, falls.

I have an idea, a grape bunch, falling from a local Winery/Trattoria, downtown, here in Cottonwood.
I've got to make this happen.

 

[budman]

Is the Taco drop in Tucson like WKRP did in Cincinnati?

 

[CDONA]

A crane was involved, but needs lights, not SO festive, , ,

 

[budman]

Well... the excitement has faded.

 

[CDONA]

Right now LA is hotter than Phoenix, all week !
We are 7 to 12 * warmer than average.

 

[CDONA]

LA is happier, the heat dome has moved east into Az.
All these +20* over normal events are getting routine, to the point of
"Moving the average numbers up"
I'm wondering just what is the time line for "averages" 5, 10, 20, years?
Rolling over for a reset every year, or saving it longer ?
Daily averages over the course of a week, usually increases one degree per week, in Phoenix.
or as many as two degrees, some weeks.
But the max summer average seems to be only around 106* , way low of the 115 & up possible.

 

[CDONA]

Big weekend here, Luke's Airshow, NHRA national @ Firebird., a couple of music fests, one with Ostriches.

25 people hospitalized for heat-related illness during Luke Days in Glendale

The extreme heat took a toll on many people who attended Luke Days in Glendale over the weekend.

www.azfamily.com

 

[CDONA]

Boy O' Boy, that last monsoon, pretty much drownded the whole state, , ,
All the nice shady RV parks, along the creeks, have flooded to some extant.
Complete washouts, as in, Why did they stay put? I would have moved for this.
I do need to wander a bit to see if my old spot on the river flooded too, I lived backed up to the Verde, 50 feet away, up 15.
89A following the creek up to Flag, washed out some also, may be closed until next summer.
No word about the two State fish farms on Oak Creek.
Sedona flooding, from the same creek, with chopper rescue, seemingly low key, ho hum, a bit damp, response from the locals.
Camp Verde has always flooded, mostly ancient flood plain, Most low land homes are elevated, already.

I did get a small moment of this flood event, one of my corner windows leaked across the top seam and stained my curtain,
I need some of Captain's creeping crack cure, soft sealer that flows into place to harden.

 

[Ridley]

The 4 corners has been getting hammered this fall with rain. Lots of flooding.