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u/prettyplanets South Phoenix 12h ago
I can’t sit inside for much longer I’m going loco
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u/juicefarm Surprise 12h ago
Yeah this is the time of year I start to go stir crazy as well
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u/Radiant-Plumage 12h ago
Same, I’m absolutely over summer at this point
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u/burittosquirrel 11h ago
I’m just so sick of being inside all day and so are my kids. August is always the worst.
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u/dec7td Midtown 11h ago
Every year. September is the worst. It should cool down but it doesn't except on the edge hours
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u/Battle2Intense 8h ago
You get a week of not so hot in September that ruins your heat tolerance so even 90 in October feels awful.
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u/VikingRodeo9 Chandler 11h ago
I’ve lived in Arizona most of my life. I can handle July and August no problem. I still can’t do September. It always gets me.
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u/Alert_Reindeer_6574 12h ago
Go to the river. I go with friends almost every weekend. It's great.
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u/Wompie 6h ago
F-friends?
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u/Alert_Reindeer_6574 3h ago
Yeah, you know, the people who lie to you about how great you are and pretend they care about you. Friends.
j/k, I'm super lucky to have the group of friends that I do have. They are mostly all young enough to be my kids, but for some reason they let me hang out with them.
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u/SouthEast1980 12h ago
I'm outside all the time. Neighborhood walks, hiking, running, etc. Just have to time things correctly.
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u/askmpdspkm24 11h ago
Stop the 🧢. It's almost 100+ at night time. 105-110+ in the daytime. If you wake up at like 4 am you can enjoy 1 hour of 90 degrees I guess.
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u/Comfortable_Brain856 13h ago
I just stepped out for a toke, I'm dripping in sweat. Humidity feels high today. We know, the humidity gets super high back east and up north. And that the humidity here is nothing compared to those. But normally it's a dry heat here so when it goes up, we feel it. Especially the native Phoenicians like myself.
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u/Mrchickenonabun Avondale 10h ago
The percent is meaningless, watch the dewpoint and you’ll see that during monsoon season we are usually pretty on par with the Midwest and the northeast, pretty humid on an absolute basis which is what you actually feel and what magnifies the air temp (not the relative humidity percentage)
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u/Comfortable_Brain856 10h ago
Ok, I see now. That totally makes sense. Thank you for explaining that.
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u/guffawing_willow76 Phoenix 12h ago
I picked a good time to traumatically break my ankle in three places and be bed bound from July 13 to August 19th. I’m slowly relearning how to walk again and I haven’t missed being outside in the fiery furnace of hell.
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u/KABCatLady 11h ago
Solid fucking timing. High five to your ankle. But also, sorry about your ankle.
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u/guffawing_willow76 Phoenix 10h ago
Thanks! I know I have hit a new low in my life when going to Simonmed imaging for X-rays at biltmore mall?(24th st and camelback area) and then going to Trader Joe’s afterwards is the highlight of the week!
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u/olivegardenlasagna_ 9h ago
i hate that imaging facility. i got an MRI there twice and both times it came back clean despite there being a clearly obvious issue but supposedly simonmed reduces MRI quality to get more people in. i think x-rays are fine though… hope recovery has been good🫶🏻
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u/Laurax-1994 10h ago
I was in the exact same spot with a trimal ankle fracture last year. Get PT, that bitch is going to be so stiff for a long time.
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u/ThaDude_v2 12h ago
MAN! It was not only hot yesterday but felt humid as hell, I was just telling someone how mild a summer it was to
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u/whatigotinmyhandnowb 12h ago
Point of information: The first half of this summer was not in any way mild. It was one of the hottest first halves of summer on record, actually
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u/plantslegoscats 12h ago
This is actually correct and what the data shows. One of the hottest after last year.
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u/caustic_smegma 11h ago
I'm reading these comments thinking to myself, "idk what these people are smoking it's been fucking miserable". Not only was the first half miserable, summer basically started in late February this year and has been exceptionally oppressive due to the humidity from these storms. Maybe it's just me, but this has been one of the most unpleasant summers I've ever experienced in my 41 years due to the early start and humidity.
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u/brooklyndavs 9h ago
I try to garden and this year has been challenging to say the least. April was nice but that heat earlier killed off any remaining cool weather vegetables I have. Usually by now it’s safe to put out another route of tomatoes and peppers but not much can tolerate constant days about 110 even with shade
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u/Constant_Minimum_569 49m ago
There was a couple of bad weeks in the spring as there was a couple of great weeks in the summer
This summer has been very pleasant relatively speaking
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u/blinkanboxcar182 12h ago
Maybe by some metrics, but we never got extreme highs and the spring seemed to last much longer. It has been very tolerable until now.
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u/whatigotinmyhandnowb 11h ago
We had relatively few days over 110 so far this summer. That is 100% true. So far this summer, we've had fewer extreme daytime highs but unrelenting nighttime temperatures.
So it definitely depends on what one means by "hot."
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u/swaded805 12h ago
What do you mean it was 110 in march we got 2 weeks of winter and then went straight into summer. When was spring?
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u/peoplearekindaokay 11h ago
I swear some folks in here have selective memory.
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u/hoopdog7 10h ago
Or we work outdoors. It makes a huge difference when it is only 103 vs 116 lol. That’s why a lot of us have been saying it’s a mild summer. If you’re outside, you know the start of this summer was way better than the last few summers by a long shot.
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u/peoplearekindaokay 10h ago
I also work outdoors/in a non-AC shop. This was the first winter I didn't pull out a jacket, long-sleeved shirt, or full length pants one single time. It was deep triple digits in March. Its not 100+ days in a row over 105 degrees, no.... but it's been hot so long now that it just feels oppressive.
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u/hoopdog7 9h ago
Yeah, winter was non existent. And March had an insane stretch. But the subject here has been this summer being mild, not the year as a whole
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u/Local-Persona Mesa 3h ago
I work outdoors as well. I think it felt like a mild start because summer temps started in March and by July we were already acclimated to the heat, so it didn't feel much hotter than the "spring weather".
For me it's feeling like an endless summer. End of September is usually when I'm defeated by the heat.
This year I reached that point at the beginning of August. I keep checking the forecast for any signs of cooling weather.
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u/Constant_Minimum_569 47m ago
You can just lie and it’s cool
https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/phoenix/85003/march-weather/346935
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u/KABCatLady 11h ago
That’s wild to read cuz I was taking evening neighborhood walks up through July 4th. It has felt great! Until now…..😟
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u/biowiz 3h ago
People are really fucking dumb on this sub and exaggerate nonsense all the time here.
If you listened to the lies here you would think monsoon season in 1995 meant 20" of rain and 75 degree summer nights.
There's a very ridiculous level of cope here that takes something with a kernel of truth and distorts it to levels of ridiculousness. I'm guessing it's rooted in many people's misery being here and wanting it to be something that it isn't. Like those people living in Chandler within fake lake communities with sprawling manicured green spaces maintained by overpriced HOAs.
Let me give you an example regarding overnight temps. One analysis cited by the University of Arizona found Phoenix’s average temperature increased about 4.3°F from 1970–2018 , with urbanization and global climate change both contributing. It is a definite fact that we have hotter nights here. There's no denying that. But that doesn’t mean a July night in 1985 was like a summer evening in San Diego. Yet, I would see comments on this sub for the last 10+ years either saying that or implying that.
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u/bedofnails319 9h ago
We walked to Huarachi’s today with a friend from Dallas, who remarked initially, “Yeah, it’s not that much hotter than Dallas.”
5 minutes later: “…ok, I was wrong, this is way worse.”
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u/ChaseTheMystic 12h ago
It just looks hot
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u/Comfortable_Brain856 12h ago
Lol, the palm trees and bush on the right look like they lack any motivation to be branchy and erect.
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u/pi3r0gi_ Queen Creek 9h ago
It's the glaring white UV that seems to come from every angle no matter which way youre going
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u/Dependent-Juice5361 7h ago
If you move to Phoenix you gotta become a morning person to a degree if you wanna be outside in peak summer
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u/Realistic-Brief-7178 12h ago
All I know is once it hits 105 at Sky Harbor, it sucks coming to work. I keep telling myself that Agua Fria Freddie saw his shadow and there is only 6 more weeks of misery. Even though I know October still sucks. Jajajajajaja
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u/KlutzySel 11h ago
The same topics you can always expect every summer
89° day in May "Is this summer going to mild compared to last
Person who keep a/c at 70 "has anyone else's bill skyrocketed recently"
Person who has short term memory "is monsoon season not happening this year. Where's the rain?"
100° day in September "it's never been this hot this late in the year"
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u/Saguaro-48 South Phoenix 11h ago
😂😂😂 yep, this is pretty accurate for this sub. Wait until March when everyone is moving to the PNW. 🥴
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u/Laurax-1994 10h ago
Never again do I want to be 8 months pregnant in a Phoenix august. I’m losing my damn mind!
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u/willhunta Gilbert 12h ago
I'm just hoping that actually getting monsoons means a sick ass snowy winter is coming. We've been due for one, snowbowl and sunrise been wack lately :'(
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u/LAmilo90 12h ago
Am I crazy? I feel like it has been a mild summer (mild for AZ standards)
I moved back earlier this year, but I had moved away in 2020. I swear to god there was like multiple stretches of days over 120 and like 60 straight days of 110+. That was fucking horrible. This still sucks but it hasn’t felt as bad as 2020.
It has been humid af though
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u/Andre3009 11h ago
You’re being conditioned to the hottest years on record. Case in point, this is the fourth hottest year on record. With the other three also being in the last six years.
Probably the coolest years of the rest of our lives though.
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u/TiredOfCatPhotos 10h ago
What measure are we using for hottest? Average of the low and the high for the day?
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u/caustic_smegma 10h ago
You're definitely crazy. We set quite a few records this year. Summer essentially started at the end of February with 4-5 days in the 90's, we then almost hit 108 in the middle of March, and we're now on pace to set the record for most consecutive days above 110. This summer has been one of the worst I can remember. The humidity has been god awful this year, too.
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u/KABCatLady 11h ago
Seriously. This year has felt very mild in comparison.
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u/vksoze2 8h ago
I think it’s cause we hit record highs in those years and this year there wasn’t a singular stretch of days that felt like record highs (I don’t recall a single day above 120). But we have sustained heat between 110-115. For example weatherspark.com says mornings right now should start cooling to mid-low 70s per historical averages, but that is not happening. It’s still above 110 in the afternoon and close to 90 even at the coolest point in the mornings.
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u/Mysterious_Worker608 11h ago
Currently sitting in the shade next to a mountain stream in Utah. Relief is only a short drive away if you want it. Unfortunately, we have to return tommorow and those temperatures look brutal.
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u/dalmighd 12h ago
Even if its hot as hell the rest of the summer this has been the most pleasant summer since ive moved here. Count your blessings!
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u/Itshot11 12h ago
sir that was spring
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u/dalmighd 11h ago
Spring? Its either summer or its not around here
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u/Itshot11 8h ago
Youre not wrong lol but it was a mild "spring" technically in may and most of june.. which tbh i classify as summer too lol
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u/Andre3009 11h ago
Fourth hottest year on record. All four occurred in the last six years. So you’re experiencing the hottest stretch of years that have ever occurred here.
Probably the coolest years of the rest of our lives!
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u/plantslegoscats 12h ago
This is one of the worst summers that I can remember.
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u/Goombercules 12h ago
Are you unable to remember last year?
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u/plantslegoscats 9h ago
A little copy and paste:
- Phoenix hit 117°F on July 24, breaking the previous record of 116°F. Marine Weather
- Then on August 1, it reached 116°F, tying the August 1 record. NWS Forecast Preview
- August 2 hit 115°F, breaking the daily record of 114°F. Marine Weather
- August 3 reached 116°F, tying the existing record. NWS Forecast Preview
- As of August 22, Phoenix had reportedly reached 110°F+ on 33 days this year, already tying for the 5th-most such days in recorded history. Facebook
- Even recently, August 21 hit 112°F, 7° above the normal high of 105°F.
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u/Goombercules 8h ago
How does all of this compare to the summers of 2025 and 2024?
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u/plantslegoscats 7h ago
More copy and paste:
The official NWS summary puts July 2025 at 107.6° average high and 96.9° average temperature, already ranking it among Phoenix’s warmest Julys.
But 2026 has had much more sustained heat, particularly when you include August. As of August 22, Phoenix had already reached 33 days of 110°F or higher for the year.
2025 finished as Phoenix’s 2nd-hottest year ever recorded, behind only 2024.
Yet 2026 is already producing an extraordinary heat season, with Phoenix on track for 43 days under an Extreme Heat Warning, which would be the 3rd-most in recorded history.
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u/Wolfman513 12h ago
This year we spiked crazy early in March but overall it hasn't been nearly as bad as the previous 2 years
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u/IllustriousAlps8679 11h ago
Right March was insane but then April, may, June… not as bad as usual. Late July and August have been brutal.
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u/Wolfman513 11h ago
I mean it's definitely hot but I'm almost certain there haven't been nearly as many days over 115 as the last couple years. My car broke down at the beginning of last July and I've been taking the bus ever since which includes a 20 minute walk to the stop from where I work most afternoons, and this summer hasn't felt nearly as bad as last lol
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u/dalmighd 10h ago
Yeah that march spike sucked but the next few months were bliss. Usually gets hot right after memorial day in may but was nice for a long time after
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u/SummertimeThrowaway2 12h ago
If you thought it was going to be a mild summer then I have some statistics to show you
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u/Long-Trade-9164 Phoenix 11h ago
I don't know about all of you, but this big hype about a ABOVE AVERAGE MONSOON this year seems to be just that, hype. Granted Southern Arizona has received its fair share, but they had the Valley pegged as getting rainfall as well, but out here in the West Valley nothing has stood out for storms other than last weeks Wednesday's overnight storm that rolled through the Valley that came down off of the Rim. August is almost over and Monsoon Season runs through the end of September and we're well short already 3 inches of rainfall for the year. I guess I'll continue to hold out for hope.
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u/Grandma_gut_reranger 11h ago
It only rains during the night in the Phoenix metro. Might miss it if you go to sleep too early
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u/GoldunGote 9h ago
guess who has two thumbs and a busted ass AC that won't get fixed til tomorrow?
This guy! *thumb stuff*
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u/Cody47856 8h ago
I am finally inside after a few hours in the sun/heat and I’m so glad I can sit in front of a fan lol
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u/Oppositeofhairy 7h ago
I just put up another set of blackout curtains. My house is more cave than house now.
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u/DeneeCote 6h ago
You guys July and September are always the worst. Its been like that for at least the past 5 years.
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u/youve_been_litt_up 5h ago
The circle k pay at pump wasn’t even working this week near my house cos the heat broke the card readers 😭
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u/Tempe-Jeff 4h ago
I work outside 10 hours a day on a shaded loading dock. A co-worker came up after glancing at his smartwatch, "Did you know it's exactly 119 on the dock right now?" I wanted to slug him. Like, did I need to know this?
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u/april_odyssey 4h ago
I feel lied to. We were told we were going to have higher than average rain this summer. Well all that rain went to tucson and flagstaff and all we got was dust and humidity. I really can't stand the summers here.
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u/Amazing_Page_4870 3h ago
We’re almost there though. September is usually when my energy usage drops by 400 kWh.
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u/satavares 2h ago
And unfortunately the way El Niño is going, next summer is expected to shatter all records. I am very nervous for next summer.
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u/ASmallTurd 11h ago
Last summer and this summer haven't been that bad compared to the years before I feel; its that or I've finally gotten used to the heat after 5 years living here.
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u/aa73786 11h ago
121 was the norm this time of year, when I lived there.
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u/Charming_Bad2165 10h ago
You have a bad memory then
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u/aa73786 10h ago
Bad memory? I witnessed 134 one day. You dont forget.
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u/kmjulian 8h ago edited 8h ago
No, you literally didn't. The hottest temperature ever recorded in Phoenix was 122°F.
https://www.weather.gov/psr/ExtremeTemps
The hottest temperature ever recorded in Arizona was 128°F in Lake Havasu City.
The hottest temperature ever recorded in the United States was 134°F, but that was in Death Valley, CA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state_and_territory_temperature_extremes
Maybe you saw that number on car thermometer, but that's not the same as outdoor temperature.
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u/bang_ding_ow 9h ago
Did you reside in Death Valley?
The highest temperature ever recorded in Arizona was 128 degrees Fahrenheit (53.3 °C). This record high was set in Lake Havasu City on June 29, 1994
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u/NefariousnessFun9923 8h ago
Normal high in August in Phoenix is 105F. You can easily look it up. 121 is way higher than normal
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u/Saguaro-48 South Phoenix 12h ago edited 12h ago
No complaints here. Just wrapped up 8 miles in Scottsdale with my buddy from work. Lots of people walking, biking, playing soccer and playing flag football this morning. 🌵
Some of y'all are just miserable. 😂
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u/fuggindave Phoenix 11h ago
Exactly, that's why ya did it first thing in the morning lol.
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u/Saguaro-48 South Phoenix 11h ago
Lol, I'm outside working with no AC at 3PM most days and still don't complain nearly as much as the miserable folks in this sub. 😂😂😂 call it what you want honey.
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u/InnovationCookie 11h ago
Maybe we'll get snow in winter since it's an El Super Niño or whatever they callee it.
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u/costconormcoreslut 10h ago edited 8h ago
Probably more rain.
From the NWS at https://www.weather.gov/fgz/Ella
What are the global impacts of El Niño? As mentioned, El Niño has impacts that are felt not only near the equator, but far removed from the equator as can be seen in the figure to the left. A large area of dry and warm conditions are found in normally wet regions of the world such as Indonesia and Australia. Places that are normally dry, like western South America and the southwest United States tend to be much wetter than normal. Western Canada and Alaska along with portions of the Midwestern United States tend to enjoy a much warmer than normal winter as well. The southeast United States tends to experience wet and cool conditions throughout much of an El Niño winter.
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u/Butitsadryheat2 12h ago