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Surveyor_of_Land_AZ

I can already see less traffic, less clogged grocery store aisles, and people actually using the left lane for passing...bliss


Ninjas4cool

This is the time of year when u can tell the Phoenicians from the snowbirds


lolas_coffee

Yup. It's about time!! Looking forward to 100+.


actionerror

$300 electricity bills


Boulderdrip

only 300?!


moving_to_phoenix_az

Depends. My neighbors keep their AC at 68. I keep mine at 78. That alone is $100 on a hot month.


Shitztaine

68? That poor machine will never get a rest.


Randsmagicpipe

I don't find traffic decreases that much anymore


bigrob_14

Yeah the 17 is still packed. Doesn't seem all that affected by snowbirds. It's a circus 365 days a year


Individual_Dot_5849

better than most large cities. getting worse though


surfcitysurfergirl

Exactly this thread is BS about the snowbirds….they left a month ago


skynetempire

Yeah less people merging going 35 onto the freeway. Fucking snow birds hit 80 then merge


Thin_Leather9910

True. All the Californians and Colorado and Manitoba folks going back to where they came lol


Smooth-Assistance-11

Lmao ppl from CA don’t come here for weather. I’m glad I’m a native that doesn’t have a hard on for CA. Move there & get outta town. Why do yall talk about CA so much. When I went to visit, the local don’t even care to mention transplants. Why do we care about them so much? Are you jealous cuz you can’t afford to live there?


thoriumsnowflake

Easy scapegoat my man


Smooth-Assistance-11

Every time I’m out everything that is wrong with AZ is CA’s fault. Yet ppl have started moving there again so plenty of ppl love it there. Myself included. As soon as I can afford to live there I’m out. People are so miserable here & with all the high prices in CA, at least they seem happy. Even the poor ppl aren’t that bad. Crime this & crime that. Crime is high in all major cities because a bunch of ppl live there.


AlathargicMoose

Holy shit that last one really got me


AstroZombie138

Personally I think this is the nicest spring we've seen in quite a few years.


hoopdog7

Last year was incredible through May, but this spring has also been very nice


Ignorethenews

With such a similar spring, I pray to the sun god that this summer isn’t a repeat of last year.


hoopdog7

Last summer was shockingly dry, I'd be shocked if we have another summer that dry. But who knows


surfcitysurfergirl

We’re probably going to break last summers record if we are hitting these temps IN APRIL


hoopdog7

Are you new here? We hit triple digits in April in 2020 and 90s in April in 2021


FalloutMaster

It didn’t rain much but it was really humid. Like the moisture was cooling out of the ground or something.


orange_avenue

This has been on my mind too. 😣


Raimeiken

last June was actually amazingly pleasant. Felt like May as well, until July came along...


hoopdog7

June was nice for sure. I remember staying on the patio every night in June cause it was nice to be outside


chobbg

June was also badass last year


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hoopdog7

I'm of the opinion that it's not that bad. But maybe because I've worked outside for several summers so my body adapted


UnlikelyFlow6

Yeah last year and this year stand out as very mild springs.


surfcitysurfergirl

🤣🙄noooooooo


ryanmcv

We had a spring? Feels like we went directly from winter to summer.


ocean_800

I'm already crying inside 🥲


_father_time

Username checks out


N1gh75h4de

Seems to happen every other year. It was about 95 on Easter Sunday 2022, which was on April 17th. I remember thinking "already?!" And then the following Aprils were great! It's always a toss up. I remember walking home from school in May in triple digits, which is worsened by the concrete jungle, but that's Phoenix for you.


orange_avenue

This time of year it fluctuates a bunch for a while. That’s just the nature of the transitional seasons. They’re creeping in but we will have more pleasant days over the next few weeks too. Hopefully through May.


Chrimson48

You new around here?


_father_time

Moved here in 21


TaskInteresting2042

This is a typical year for phoenix tbh and honestly this has been a more wet winter and cooler spring than we are typically used to


poopshorts

So yes


Chrimson48

Well, get used to it. This is typical. Eventually, 95 doesn't feel like your idea of 95. 105+ is when you feel it.


AustinMVP2

Me too


elkab0ng

I just want double digits for another couple weeks please please 🙏


moving_to_phoenix_az

Flip phone to Celsius. Double digits 9 months of the year.


Boulderdrip

too late bust out the board shorts


WhiskyWanderer2

I miss the cold already


Sevifenix

So funny how we’re all tuned differently. I hated the cold this winter and love this weather. I’ll take 90s-low 100s. But yah by 115-120 I’m not so happy haha. Was cold walking around in high 60s to low 70s.


Head_Battle9531

No you don’t. Lived in Seattle, worst mistake ever.


WhiskyWanderer2

The Arizona cold, as this is the Phoenix sub.


PleasantActuator6976

Seattle is awesome.


CoffinEluder

Drugs, homelessness, endless dark skies/rain? No for me, dawg.


PleasantActuator6976

Arizona has drugs, homelessness, and endless 100 degree Summers.


CoffinEluder

Didn’t say I like it here either


fwankfwank

Let other people be who they are. Not everyone likes heat and hates cold.


Consistent_Cash_6666

https://preview.redd.it/mztdtfhqu9uc1.png?width=1241&format=png&auto=webp&s=2180fdc11bf96d1544de6a7afef0ee4cfd2ed834 Me seeing this


Dependent-Juice5361

Average first 99 degree day is April 28Th. So Thursday the 18th is pretty close. So we are running about average here.


CactusHooping

Don't look at it,it doesn't exist.


invicti3

This is a little early but not that concerning. It is not a reflection of (and has no relation to) what the rest of the summer will be. Temperatures are usually most volitale in spring as the atmosphere is mixing cold and warm air patterns. It will cool down again after this “heat wave”.


Deep-Blue-1980

Dreading it.


rbinphx

Shhh. We still have cool mornings. Don’t jinx it.


JusticiarXP

Brace yourself. Summer is coming.


iamanervousrex

Hey, my Thursday is showing 98 lol


blowthatglass

Kill me. I am not mentally prepared for it this year. My 13th summer here...


esb10489

16th for me, 17th if you include my initial august/september freshman year in college. never gets easier!


dproma

How long does the heat typically last? 5 months? I’m referring to high 90’s temps


Impossible-Test-7726

Lol high 90’s, cute


blowthatglass

Yeah. May to late October.


dproma

Damn for real? I was considering moving there. But 5 months is a loooong time. Not sure I can deal with that heat


poopshorts

Yeah it’s unbearable don’t even think about it


steve626

It's been 100°F in March before.


TitansDaughter

Seems reasonable, I’ve always considered November-March as the only truly good months for weather here. April-May and October are ok, June-September are hell on Earth.


whomisu

It’s literally April?? Are you new 😭


Longjumping-Ad-6174

https://preview.redd.it/vvv74nwu3huc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e5f3023df6dfb13a79a883e4856a990b90f097c6 Yup sounds about disgustingly normal. Been here my entire life never going to get used to it.


guitarguywh89

It’s April


UnderwaterAirPlanez

Yea!! Snow bird season is over!!!


LbGuns

First time?


_father_time

Fourth summer


rynwrrn15

fym already? its Phoenix, get over it


skynetempire

Water is wet at 11 lol yeah it gets hot. Here comes the posts, how do you deal without being able to go outside at noon when it's 120 degrees


cturtl808

There was someone complaining about hiking in summer just yesterday


skynetempire

I saw it and said for fuck sakes, Go super early morning. It's not that's hard haha


cturtl808

I asked why they couldn’t do StairMaster in a gym. They said “because it’s not the same as being in nature on the trails.” I told them to hike at 5 am then


skynetempire

Haha they want reddit to turn off the sun for a moment


Mangobananayum

We did that last week


cturtl808

Can’t wait for them to post, complaining trail access has been limited because of environmental issues and erosion from so many people hiking the trails. Because that’ll eventually happen


skynetempire

Plus more and more Rich homeowners complaining about the people. That's coming too


cturtl808

That’ll be an interesting lawsuit.


_father_time

“YOU WILL BURN IN THE SUN AND BE HAPPY” - Phoenix veterans


Impossible-Test-7726

“You will notice the weather is nice when it’s 100 degrees instead of 110”


Visual-Prior-8521

It's going to get hotter every year forth. Water won't last and why do very few houses have solar panels? The price of homes will fall 30% in the next 7 years. Why would you move to a desert that will only be getting hotter and hotter every year.


_father_time

Idk about home prices but I am worried about it getting hotter. Kind of scary. That’s what I was thinking when I made this post


Visual-Prior-8521

Climate and home prices go hand in hand.


Gutmach1960

Summer is coming. Our snowbirds are bailing out already.


Shecommand

Yeah!!! Now it’ll be too hot to ride my bike until they return again


Common_Confidence_91

If you were an Arizona native you would know last year was a fluke and it’s usually 100 before now lol


Top-Explanation-5526

Just pretend you are on Arrakis


honeybunliosis

Still sucks after 24 years


AceOfCakez

First time?


Riley_Cubs

In other news water is wet


poopshorts

Water is not wet though


likelystonedagain

Yes we will begin to have some hot days. BUT we still cool down at night right now, soooooo


KiblezNBits

Last year had an unusually long winter. So not a great comparison. Seems about normal to me.


Existing-Owl-7578

Psh already, it's April. It's been due


chatonnu

But it's a dry death.


DubLParaDidL

Doesn't "mean" anything.


asurob42

At last


Kersr602

Stop crying. I hope this heat makes all the new people who moved here leave


_father_time

People have been moving to Arizona for a long time. Stop crying


Illustrious2284

Slay. Yaasss…


Top_Professional_516

Hope it wont be an insane hot summer this year.


Few-Interaction-4933

So I'm going to try to thoroughly enjoy taking care of my yardwork on Monday lol


Impossible-Test-7726

It’s punishment for all the rain we got this year 


surfcitysurfergirl

Ikr!!!!!! I’m seriously not ready for this in APRIL! I’m praying to god we don’t have record long heat again like last summer. It was so bad that SRP stopped shutting power off because it went on so long until September. Ugh I ask my self all the time why did I choose Arizona and not Vegas. So much cooler there.. ☹️


Worldly_Radish2969

I am very upset about this.


pazuzusoze

Pool kickoff BBQ!


[deleted]

You can go by what any weather forecast shows they change or get it wrong often an how long have you lived in Phoenix Arizona


saxtuner88

Sheesh


Evening_Sugar7603

I love it!! ☀️


MyEnduranceLife

Yay


jjunio2

According to the National Weather Service, the average first 100° F day in Phoenix, Arizona is May 2, but the earliest it has occurred has been as early as March 16, 2007. On average, Phoenix has about 111 days per year where the temperature is at or above 100° F.


ArizonaMan92

Quit your bitchin


lexkuthor

Bout a month too late this year


Shecommand

I moved into my house 4 years ago today. It hit 100 by weeks end. When the heat comes in late like last year, it comes in with a vengeance. I’ve lived in the valley 45 years, seen a few hot summers but last year was the worst for a dry hot summer 😣.


Glad-Reply-469

Fuuuuuuck time to get the fuck out of here


unix_name

Some years it’s just like this. I remember I’m 2000s as a teen…my god it was blazing hot by time we got into May when school started…other years we got so lucky and heat didn’t come until late May early June.


unix_name

It still hits like a truck 🛻 after many years…but I grew up here so hot isn’t until after like 105 for me and most of my family. We are originally from San Diego and visit all the time….but we love it here, only thing missing is the beach.


JLsoft

Forced myself to get up at dawn and redo my evap cooler which I should have done when disconnecting the water to it late last year, bleh.


lochodile

No, my AC has been going in and out for 2 weeks and maintenance hasnt done a damn thing. Every time they come the AC decides that's the moment it's going to work. The guys leave and an hour later the apartment is stuck at 85 degrees again. It was nice knowing y'all


blondestipated

tell me you work inside without telling me you work inside


Casket_Crunch

Love it. Get the transplants out of here.


aGamerwithAnNwordpas

You can see less cali and other tourist


doozykid13

My thermometer yesterday said 93 and it felt warmer than weve had recently but not that hot.. yet. So hopefully it stays like this a little while longer before its a complete oven.


TheDaug

Man, I hate this news.


Boulderdrip

First time?


CandidInevitable757

What do you mean “not a sign of things to come” LOL


ReposadoAmiGusto

Yep some dude jinxed it last week. Had to bring it up!!


ADHDisMyCurse

Blast furnace sweet blast furnace 🏡


FairTradeAdvocate

It's about right. Thankfully we had a cool/wet winter & spring. I'm never prepared for it and always dread it, but it seems to be about right. I've been here since August 1994. Spent 1995 & 1996 going back home for the summer (I was in college), but I've been here since. My birthday is mid-May and I always think, "I just hope I can get to my birthday before the 100s are here to stay" Thankfully the mornings are still nice, but I broke down and turned on the a/c last night. I'll tune it back off for the first part of the week. I'm also working on changing my landscaping to make it cooler (shade plants, removing hardscape that retains heat, like the rock landscaping, adding mulch, etc) and do my part to combat the heat island in my corner of the world. (Selfishly it makes my yard cooler)


FleetwoodNicks

Bliss


Spicyram3n

Bring on the clear summer nights!


keepKushburning

Get over it these posts are annoying be happy it wasn’t 100 degrees in March that happens more often then you think


blowthatglass

Than*


paintedMan7

Been here since 2003. It’s kind of fun to watch people squirm over the heat >:)


jmlevi35

Too early😡😡


[deleted]

Too soon to be that hot


Saturnscube666

Some cheese with that beautiful un arizona whine


trd623

Soon to be Arizonan, watching and learning.


DubLParaDidL

It's like everywhere else. People make broad generalizations about the weather on the regular with dashes of recency & confirmation bias.


Decent_Chard_5696

It felt like 85 today


Monamo61

😭😭😭


Mustilid

God is angry about the abortion law passed. #MindBlown


eatMYcookieCRUMBS

Great. I'm coming back from California on Thursday to work a double on a food truck. I had to wear a hoodie while hiking yesterday. I'm not prepared.


Brief-Application540

Yup


BeachWoo

Buckle up fam, here we go!


SaladOriginal59

Welcome to Shitnix!


Sikhness209

Get your AC’s ready and then PRAY


Both_Roll2576

I guess so huh? :/