Clifton, Arizona
Clifton is a town in Arizona in the United States. It is currently the county seat of Greenlee County.
Town & county seat | |
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.
Clifton, Arizona Media
References
- ↑ "Climatic Averages for the United States 1971-2000: CLIFTON, AZ" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2013-03-31.[dead link]