By Paul Homewood
Let’s check another of David Millward’s specific claims:
In Arizona, another solidly Republican state, records are being shattered as temperatures soar. Last month it was so hot that airlines cancelled dozens of flights to and from Phoenix. Motorists started carrying ice packs in their cars along with oven mitts so they can grasp the steering wheel
This is one claim that has been well circulated this summer as proof of global warming. But what do the facts say?
Prescott, AZ is the nearest USHCN station to Phoenix, just 132 km away.
Using the CLIMOD2 website, we can see that the highest temperature recorded this summer was 99F.
The record high at Prescott is 105F, set in 1925 and matched last year.
Since 1898, 31 years have seen temperatures in excess of 100F.
Temperatures in Prescott are invariably lower than Phoenix, because of its higher altitude of 5368 ft, compared to 1086 ft for the latter.
Nevertheless, it is clear that this summer in that part of Arizona was pretty run of the mill.
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September 4, 2018 at 06:10AM
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