Average June Low Temperatures
Description:
The average low temperature for June has risen by about ten degrees during the last sixty years. This is an indication of the urban heat island phenomenon of higher nighttime temperatures in the urban core compared to the surrounding rural countryside. Temperatures were recorded at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport climate monitoring station.
The increase in minimum daily temperatures reduces human comfort levels, increases energy use, and jeopardizes tourism and investment opportunities for the region if people choose to locate elsewhere.
Data Source:
Data were collected by Arizona State University's Decision Center for a Desert City (DCDC) using records from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center, Satellite and Information Service. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/climatedata.html#daily
Average June Low Temperature Recorded at Sky Harbor Airport
Visualization Notes:
This graph shows the average low temperature for the month of June in the years 1948 through 2011. The average low temperature for June has risen by about ten degrees during the last sixty years. This is an indication of the urban heat island phenomenon of higher nighttime temperatures in the urban core compared to the surrounding rural countryside. Temperatures were recorded at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport climate monitoring station.
Data Source
Data were collected by Arizona State University's Decision Center for a Desert City (DCDC) using records from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center, Satellite and Information Service. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/climatedata.html#daily
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