Clifton, Arizona
Clifton is a town in Arizona in the United States. It is currently the county seat of Greenlee County.
Town & county seat | |
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| Clifton is found at the southeast of the 1st district Clifton is found at the southeast of the 1st district | |
| Government | |
| • Body | Arizona District 1 (House of Representatives) • Arizona (D) (Senate) |
Climate
According to the Köppen climate system, Clifton has a hot semi-arid climate.
Here is the average weather for Clifton starting 1971 and ending 2001.
| Climate data for Clifton, Arizona (1971 to 2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 83 (28.3) |
87 (30.6) |
92 (33.3) |
99 (37.2) |
107 (41.7) |
116 (46.7) |
115 (46.1) |
113 (45) |
110 (43.3) |
102 (38.9) |
94 (34.4) |
80 (26.7) |
116 (-17.8) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 60.4 (15.78) |
65.5 (18.61) |
71.5 (21.94) |
79.5 (26.39) |
88.0 (31.11) |
98.1 (36.72) |
99.4 (37.44) |
96.8 (36) |
91.9 (33.28) |
81.3 (27.39) |
68.3 (20.17) |
60.0 (15.56) |
80.06 (26.699) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 31.6 (-0.22) |
35.7 (2.06) |
40.4 (4.67) |
46.6 (8.11) |
55.9 (13.28) |
65.0 (18.33) |
69.9 (21.06) |
68.7 (20.39) |
63.4 (17.44) |
52.2 (11.22) |
38.6 (3.67) |
31.6 (-0.22) |
49.97 (9.981) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 4 (-15.6) |
17 (-8.3) |
22 (-5.6) |
26 (-3.3) |
34 (1.1) |
30 (-1.1) |
42 (5.6) |
51 (10.6) |
45 (7.2) |
32 (0) |
4 (-15.6) |
12 (-11.1) |
4 (-17.8) |
| Rainfall inches (mm) | 1.10 (27.9) |
1.04 (26.4) |
0.86 (21.8) |
0.32 (8.1) |
0.42 (10.7) |
0.36 (9.1) |
1.99 (50.5) |
2.30 (58.4) |
1.48 (37.6) |
1.25 (31.8) |
0.87 (22.1) |
1.30 (33) |
13.29 (337.6) |
| Avg. rainy days (≥ 0.01 inch) | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 50.2 |
| Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration[1] | |||||||||||||
Education
The schools in the city are run by the Morenci Unified School District. The schools were formerly run by the Clifton Unified School District until 2010.
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- Hoveys Dance Hall in Clifton Arizona 1884.jpg
Hovey's Dance Hall in Clifton in 1884
- Clifton in 1903.jpg
- Cliftonin
- Clifton Cliff Jail Clifton Arizona Circa 1900.jpg
The Clifton Cliff Jail, sometime before it closed in 1906
- Clifton Hotsprings.jpg
Clifton Mineral Hot Springs Bathhouse, which was built in 1928
- Clifton Townsite Historic District.jpg