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Old 07-02-2007, 12:28 PM
 
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The news stations are forcasting a high of 117 degrees in Phoenix for the 4th of July! The rest of the week will be at least 110 every day.

Welcome to Phoenix everyone!

PS: It's a dry heat.
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Old 07-02-2007, 12:35 PM
 
Location: Phoenix metro
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The news stations are forcasting a high of 117 degrees in Phoenix for the 4th of July! The rest of the week will be at least 110 every day.

Welcome to Phoenix everyone!

PS: It's a dry heat.
We have a 40% chance of rain here. Been perfect skies all weekend, but as soon as the holiday rolls around, a chance of rain.

Ive always wondered what precautions they take in AZ when dealing with fireworks. Are there firetrucks all over, just in case? Are certain towns/cities banned from using them?

Oh, I dig your user ID, greatest cartoon of all time!
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Old 07-02-2007, 12:40 PM
 
Location: Avondale, AZ
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When we lived in Havasu City, we saw 120+ regularly. I can remember the local radio station saying 128 degrees one day. It'll burn your eye brows off if you stick your head out the window.
Oh yeah, but it's a dry heat.
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Old 07-02-2007, 12:41 PM
 
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I believe certain cities outright ban fireworks, except in controlled locations (such as a city park) -- and then only when done by professionals. There are also constant fire danger warnings (mostly in camping/hiking areas).

I was joking with a coworker today that some of the fireworks might not even make it off the ground before they go off, if they are set up too close to the black top. :-)


Yeah, I love the cartoon show too, but I haven't gone to see the movie yet. Might wait until DVD... Thanks!
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Old 07-02-2007, 12:47 PM
 
Location: Phoenix metro
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I was joking with a coworker today that some of the fireworks might not even make it off the ground before they go off, if they are set up too close to the black top. :-)
LMBO

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Old 07-02-2007, 12:48 PM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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Fireworks are illegal everywhere in AZ by state law. Even sparklers are banned. Just about every town has a fireworks show, though. Often the ones in N. AZ get cancelled because of dry conditions.
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Old 07-02-2007, 01:15 PM
 
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One of my neighbors across the road behind me always shoots off fireworks from his backyard. It looks so dangerous as it shoots right past his house and tree.
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Old 07-02-2007, 01:20 PM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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I have a ton of fireworks from my annual treks to the midwest, but I am afraid the long arm of the law will get me if I fire them off for the 4th. I did shoot quite a few the night the D-backs won the series, though.
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Old 07-02-2007, 01:53 PM
 
Location: Arizona, The American Southwest
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117 on July 4th, at least it's still a little cooler than the record 122 we hit in 1990, and came close to hitting with the 121 we had in late July of 1995.

Boy, it didn't seem like it was that long ago when we had the freeze here in the desert! - I guess this is the year of extremes. I know when we had the record 122 degrees on June 26th, 1990, in early December of that same year, we hit record lows as well.

Also, that frost we had in the the middle of January of this year, it killed my 2 ficus niteda trees in my backyard, which I paid about $1,000 for, less than a year earlier!
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Old 07-02-2007, 02:19 PM
 
Location: gilbert az "move me to Boise"
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Watch out for your kids(sunburns, swimming) and your animals - remember they last about 5 minutes in this heat in any enclosed area with out air
Plezzzzzz........
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