quote:Originally posted by Coz:
I also live in Arizona.
You think an average temp of 73 in April is hot ?quote:Originally posted by JFFR:
A little bit warm in late April is an understatement. Phoenix is usually warmer than Las Vegas.
I commend the people from the Arizona group that are willing to put on this event. But I don't believe that we should expect nice 73 degree weather since an average is just that. The high and low temperatures combined. Deserts are known for exteme temperature differences between the morning low and daytime high. The information below is what I copied off of the net about Phoenix weather:
April Weather
Elsewhere in the nation, April is greeted generally as the first month of spring:
"April and May are the keys of the year".
"April showers bring May flowers", etc.
But in Phoenix, spring has been under way for some time before April makes its appearance. The average high temperature rises from 80 at the beginning of the month to 89 by the end. One-hundred degree temperatures are unusual. In 1989 a 105 degree temperature was recorded on the 20th and on the 29th in 1992. The average number of days with temperatures of 100 or higher is less than one. Many years have none at all, but there were nine days with 100 or higher in 1989. Nighttime temperatures rise from an average of 52 on the 1st to 59 on the 30th.
The mean temperature for the month is 69.9, and it has been as warm as 80.1 in 1989 and as cold as 62.4 in 1967.
April's rainfall continues the downward trend toward the May minimum, and the normal is only 0.22 inches. In 1926, 3.36 inches fell, and the last April without any rain was in 1993. Over the years, however, the month averages two days with measurable rain. The most measurable rain days occurred in 1926 with 13.
Winds become a bit more gusty in April with the increase in heating, and gusts on the order of 20 to 24 m.p.h. or higher can be expected on eight days and even gusts of 40 to 44 m.p.h. on one day.
April's sunshine averages 89 percent of possible, reaching a high value of 98 percent in 1954, 1961, 1989, and 1991, and a low of 68 percent in 1926.
Six cloudy days can be expected, but there were as many as twelve in 1959. The last April with no cloudy days occurred in 1920.
I really think that if you live in Phoenix, April may be a pretty nice month if you compare it to June or July.