Phoenix+&+Atlanta

 Bianna Colon & Niyema Boseman Climate Comparisons: Phoenix & Atlanta

Phoenix, Arizona is located in the southwest part of the United States. Phoenix has the highest climate in all of the country. The average high temperature is over 100*F. It has the influx of monsoonal moisture. It has an average of 85% of possible sunshine every day. On average, Phoenix has only 5 days per year where the temperature drops below freezing. There are barely any fast wind speed records in Phoenix. In this state, they have underwater mountains and the ocean around it is as big as the state of California. Below is a table of the climate data for Phoenix (1971-2000):

(31) ||= 92 (33) ||= 100 (38) ||= 105 (41) ||= 114 (46) ||= 122 (50) ||= 121 (49) ||= 116 (47) ||= 116 (47) ||= 107 (42) ||= 96 (36) ||= 87 (31) ||= 122 (50) || (19.6) ||= 71.4 (21.9) ||= 76.1 (24.5) ||= 84.7 (29.3) ||= 93.9 (34.4) ||= 103.9 (39.9) ||= 106.6 (41.4) ||= 104.5 (40.3) ||= 99.0 (37.2) ||= 87.7 (30.9) ||= 75.0 (23.9) ||= 67.1 (19.5) ||= 86.4 (30.2) || (7.1) ||= 48.4 (9.1) ||= 53.0 (11.7) ||= 57.6 (14.2) ||= 67.4 (19.7) ||= 75.6 (24.2) ||= 82.9 (28.3) ||= 81.6 (27.6) ||= 75.6 (24.2) ||= 62.1 (16.7) ||= 50.4 (10.2) ||= 43.9 (6.6) ||= 61.9 (16.6) || (-9) ||= 24 (-4) ||= 25 (-4) ||= 35 (2) ||= 39 (4) ||= 49 (9) ||= 63 (17) ||= 58 (14) ||= 47 (8) ||= 34 (1) ||= 27 (-3) ||= 22 (-6) ||= 16 (-9) || (21.1) ||= 0.77 (19.6) ||= 1.07 (27.2) ||= 0.25 (6.4) ||= 0.16 (4.1) ||= 0.09 (2.3) ||= 0.99 (25.1) ||= 0.94 (23.9) ||= 0.75 (19) ||= 0.79 (20.1) ||= 0.73 (18.5) ||= 0.92 (23.4) ||= 8.29 (210.6) || Atlanta, Georgia is the 33rd largest city in the United States. It is located in the southeast of the country. Atlanta has a humid subtropical temperature. The highest temperature recorded was 105*F and the coldest months have an average of 52*F. They have abundant rainfall receiving on average 50.2". The wind speed is usually at a low speed. It is next to the Gulf of Mexico and the Chattahooche River. Below is a table of the climate data for Atlanta: (11.1) ||= 56.8 (13.8) ||= 65 (18.3) ||= 72.9 (22.7) ||= 80 (26.7) ||= 86.5 (30.3) ||= 89.4 (31.9) ||= 87.9 (31.1) ||= 82.3 (27.9) ||= 72.9 (22.7) ||= 63.3 (17.4) ||= 54.6 (12.6) ||= 72.0 (22.2) || (0.8) ||= 36.7 (2.6) ||= 43.6 (6.4) ||= 50.4 (10.2) ||= 59.5 (15.3) ||= 67.1 (19.5) ||= 70.6 (21.4) ||= 69.9 (21.1) ||= 64.3 (17.9) ||= 52.8 (11.6) ||= 43.5 (6.4) ||= 36.2 (2.3) ||= 52.3 (11.3) || (127.8) ||= 4.68 (118.9) ||= 5.38 (136.7) ||= 3.62 (91.9) ||= 3.95 (100.3) ||= 3.63 (92.2) ||= 5.12 (130) ||= 3.67 (93.2) ||= 4.09 (103.9) ||= 3.11 (79) ||= 4.10 (104.1) ||= 3.82 (97) ||= 50.2 (1,275) || (2.3) ||= 0.5 (1.3) ||= 0.4 (1) ||= 0 (0) ||= 0 (0) ||= 0 (0) ||= 0 (0) ||= 0 (0) ||= 0 (0) ||= 0 (0) ||= 0 (0) ||= 0.2 (0.5) ||= 2.0 (5.1) || Differences and Similarities
 * ~ hide] Month ||~ Jan ||~ Feb ||~ Mar ||~ Apr ||~ May ||~ Jun ||~ Jul ||~ Aug ||~ Sep ||~ Oct ||~ Nov ||~ Dec ||~ Year ||
 * ~ Record high °F (°C) ||= 88
 * ~ Average high °F (°C) ||= 67.3
 * ~ Average low °F (°C) ||= 44.8
 * ~ Record low °F (°C) ||= 16
 * ~ [|Rainfall] inches (mm) ||= 0.83
 * ~ Sunshine hours ||= 257.3 ||= 259.9 ||= 319.3 ||= 354.0 ||= 399.9 ||= 408.0 ||= 378.2 ||= 359.6 ||= 330.0 ||= 310.0 ||= 255.0 ||= 244.9 ||= 3,876.1 ||
 * ~ Avg. rainy days ||= 4.2 ||= 4.3 ||= 4.6 ||= 1.7 ||= 1.1 ||= .7 ||= 4.2 ||= 4.5 ||= 3.1 ||= 2.9 ||= 2.7 ||= 3.7 ||= 37.7 ||
 * ~ hide] Month ||~ Jan ||~ Feb ||~ Mar ||~ Apr ||~ May ||~ Jun ||~ Jul ||~ Aug ||~ Sep ||~ Oct ||~ Nov ||~ Dec ||~ Year ||
 * ~ Average high °F (°C) ||= 51.9
 * ~ Average low °F (°C) ||= 33.5
 * ~ [|Precipitation] inches (mm) ||= 5.03
 * ~ [|Snowfall] inches (cm) ||= 0.9
 * ~ Sunshine hours ||= 164.3 ||= 172.3 ||= 220.1 ||= 261 ||= 288.3 ||= 285 ||= 272.8 ||= 257.3 ||= 228 ||= 283.7 ||= 186 ||= 164.3 ||= 2,738.1 ||
 * ~ Avg. snowy days ||= 0.6 ||= 0.7 ||= 0.2 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0.3 ||= 1.8 ||
 * ~ Avg. precipitation days ||= 12.1 ||= 9.8 ||= 10.9 ||= 8.4 ||= 9.6 ||= 9.8 ||= 11.5 ||= 9.5 ||= 8.3 ||= 6.4 ||= 9.4 ||= 10.4 ||= 116.1 ||