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mmarollo t1_irbf743 wrote

Reply to comment by mightbearobot_ in Where is there the most fall color? [OC] by cremepat

Isn't Flagstaff the place with the highest intra-day temperature ranges? Like freezing at night and over 100 in the day at certain times of year?

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mightbearobot_ t1_irbfd37 wrote

It’s at high elevation, about 7k feet so yes, it does experience varying temps. Sometimes as much as 40 degree from low to high in a day. I’m not sure where it stands nationally among all cities, but it does have a wide temp range usually

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Whydmer t1_ircowve wrote

Flagstaff can go from freezing Temps at night in early June to highs in the mid 90's in late June. (night time lows can still be in the upper 40's to low 50's) Up until the last 10 years residential properties with AC were almost unheard of.

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Whydmer t1_ircoiye wrote

Flagstaff has never reached 100 degrees. The temp differential is huge during the drier atmospheric times though mid 30's to 80 might be about the extent of the diurnal swing.

Edit: a residential area just outside of the town limits at a slightly lower elevation and down slope from the mountains will hit the very low 100's on the hottest days. It is where 2 large forest fires hit earlier this year. 100°, and windy at 6,800 feet elevation is not comfortable.

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