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Originally Posted by Obadno
The disconnect about our climate is something I really can never understand.
Yes we have very very hot summers. Which simply require shade and water to safely navigate. We have mild nice weather for 2/3 arguably 3/4ths of the year.
Our weather is more pleasant for more of the year than almost anywhere in the USA. Every Urban northeastern or Northwestern city where walking is common and standard its not only much less pleasant for most of the year its LITERALLY more dangerous it is far easier to be killed by cold then killed by 105.
Even people that live here point to the handful of days a year over 110 as fi that means urban walking is completely impossible. Its insane.
and I mean insane, its completely divorced from reality.
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Not to nit-pic, but as someone who HATES summer here (I do work outdoors in construction supervision so there's that) but I LOVE October to May here and it's what keeps me living here plus family business.
Back to the nit-picking but we had 55 days over 110 last summer!
"July 2023 was a record-breaking month for Phoenix, with an average temperature above 100°F and temperatures reaching 115°F or higher on 17 days. The city also experienced 16 consecutive days without temperatures dropping below 90°F, which was more than double the previous record.
" and this summer is on track to be even hotter.
Summer isn't just a "handful" of days above 110 . . . it's not a long part of the year overall but it is HELLISHLY HOT. It's also not that dry, even if we don't get any actual rain.
Monthly weather reporting at
www.Weather.com - I count 20 days above 110,
https://weather.com/weather/monthly/...bdc9abe9d351fd
That said, I don't find it an excuse to not have great pedestrian urban form - I'm counting down the days till the heat is over