Arizona republican. [volume], May 23, 1915, SALT RIVER VALLEY, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 14

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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN
SALT
RIVER VALLEY EDITION. SUNDAY MORNING", MAY 23, 1915
Geographical Location Gives Summer Climate The Year Around
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Climate Of Valley Leaves
Nothing To Be Desired
(By Section Director R. R. Briggs)
Without te confines of the stale
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..m nun ;m-jr cu-ii pioiiiioiy Dm
f treated by the introduction of
rome prefatory remark upon the cli-
matie characteristics of Arizona, ly-
.
mg wholly witn;n tne area, popularly;
iiow-r; ils the "Arid Kouthwpst.'
Without the confines of the statu
it is far from a matter of common how?ver. a"J t" resulting cooling tors that have given its climate wide-i-.nowled.fe
that Arizona possesses cli-; effeet from ra,lid evaporation, the , spread and justifiable fame as bene
inatio f.atuies more diversified than temperature actually felt by animal : 'icia! in pulmonary, asthmatic, and
.inv other seeiion ..f the count ,Ire is many degrees lower. As In ' rheumatic affec tions. At Phoenix,
xcepting Southern California, whose
interior valleys are but
a continua-
1 if in
of Soiithwe? tern Arizona,
In
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considerable portion of the actual
tM,A of the stare little realize
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Miiauiuiimrjf range in Climate
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men! th-it rMir .:ifferenn vita
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t.een me mean annual temperature lM;trh,f11, '
or Fhgstaff and that of either Yuma, !U,'hUul- .
Phoenix, or Tucson, than between Thls- to- ,s tlle reion of "ast
l oston and Jacksonville Chicago :rnd;rainfa11- the annual average being be-
- . . . low five inches The nnn:i tirocir.t.-
urieans. or i-oriiana, tire., and
S.i n Uiego.
This great diversity is due both to!,Uude' e"ftwarI 8"J northward, av
i?eKraphical location and to varied
topography. Geographically, the stat.
IWs well to the south and without
tht region .f storm tracks; in alti-
. n ii laiiErs iiom a tew teet aoove
ea level to habitable plateaus hav
ing an elevation of more than 7,000
tet, topped by mountain peaks sev--tal
thousand feet higher, and in
tersected by innumerable short moun
tain ranges over its entire extent.
The abrupt and decided changes in
i mperatures common to the eastern
and the more northerly western sec
tions are infrequent occurrence, and,
relatively, the temperature advances
and recedes gradually with the pro
gress of the seasons. For the state
as a whole, altitude is the most im-1-ortan
factor affecting both the tem
peratures and the precipitation of
the various localities. To further
emphasize the effect of topographv
lon the climate within narrow areas
it might be cited that the Weather
Kureau maintains two stations at
the Grand Canyon not two miles
apart and have nearly as much dif
f rence in temperature as that be
tween New York City and Jackson
ville. Fla. Again, the flora will fre
eiuently furnish mute testimony to
these marked differences within sur
prisingly small distances. At var
ious points in the southern halt of
the state, within from 15 to 30 minutes-
drive by automobile, one can
lass from the region of the sub
trophiial mesquite and giant cactus
to the oaks and pines of the tem-1-erate
zone.
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T h e
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Offers
, Over the lowlands of the extreme
southwestern section, but little above
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Jfiaiuina appriir I'M i mi in t-naracier,
often during: the hottest months
rtaching a maximum of from 100 to
'Iy for long periods, while ex-
ir.mp, of nn -,i .
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not urn t-quriii, owing iu me re-
lative dryness of the atmosphere,
tativ dryness of the atmospher
. aU ariJ stions. radiation is rapid,
;reRltlttncr in fin uvuuiva i r r..
,
fremes nnl fnf tnia rcautn ..-.. , i
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i ,he hottest weather, the nights are
f"ally comfortable. A daily rang,
in temuerature nt 4(t decrees or more
. ; .
: not unusual.
in inia section tne
temperature seldom falls below the
'freezing tw.int n.i .he t
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I tation increases with increase of al-
eraging from 11 to 17 inches over
the southwestern conntieH f.nil nuti-n
0 inches at the higher levels of the
east-central and northern districts.
In the southeastern counties the
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. niiiiiiiier iieai is not no intense, anu
the winter art s.li-itl, r..,)..r Cut
tittle Know fullo in -wfntor ov,.or
upon the higher peaks, and the low -
est temperatures are well above zero,
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in iiuiiiinaiu, in inc iiiiiiiiio-iii;
regions of the central portion of
the state, the summers are still cool-
er, the winter extremes freouently
fall below zero, and heavy snowfall
occurs at times. Still farther nortli
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MODETJX 'FJGTITEiiS OF FI!H
The Auto truck Fire Department of Phoenix answering an alarm. In the backqround is "Korrick's," a new de
partment store building, also the Dorris-Hey man building.
Jos
ARIZONA
F i n est
All that modern exact surgery requires is found in iiie 'construction and equipment of the operating rooms of .St. Josevii"s.
These rooms and all pertaining thereto are in charge of Sisters. The great success attending the operations performed in this'
. hospital are in no small" measure due to the conditions under which they are carried, on, for it is here that nothing .that science'
and forethought, care and' skill can do is neglected.
Every Advantage and Care to the Health Seeker
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Located in the choicest section of Phoenix where scenery .and surroundings are unique and beautiful throughout the entire season.
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and east, in portions of Coconino,
Navajo and Apache counties, at still
higher elevations, the summers are
' cool, frosts have been known to oc-
cur in every month of the -year
heavy snow lies on the ground much
of th -it..r ,
i from 15 to 20 degrees below zero
e unusual.
i Moderated by an elevation
aver- f
agin& approximately 1,100 feet,
in !
elimate the S-ilf pir
valley is
intermediate i.,Vi.., o, vtm-
southwestern and the southeastern
' sections. In common with the greater
i.rt of tbo mt it .. r
von,vc ?.iiiir,iiiiie an" extremely low
relative humidity, the essential fac-
, centrally located in the valley, the
ll'jffioi.'ll record SihlUVQ tlmt tlnl till'- .
.
'matelv St4 neree'
nt of the amount
.
possible that there is an annual av-
erage of 1C1 days with loo percent
sunshine. 2B7 (lavs with SO nercent
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"r nioie, it uays wnn less man
percent, and an average of only four
davs in the venr when the doeo
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' inter days most,v br,nt an1
sunny, and the temperature at night
Infreouentlv reaches the freezing
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point. The history of the few re- !
latively cold spells that nave occur
red shows that but one has been
Vnown in wtaieh the t emoi.r:i t lire fell
below 20 degrees and that in about
. half of the years the lowest winter
extreme is above 25 degrees. In most
,
cases, aiso, rreezmg temperatures arc i
of lieh etmi't ilnr'ilinn in flirt mi.t-n- I
ini lion,- oa nut in nml-irnvdi- li
'staple agricultural and horticultural!
products of the valley.
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iiiiiiriii-: i uic auiuiiiii, wiiii'i, itn'i
spping months are delightful. There i
are occasional spells it disagreeable 1
! weather, but it would be difficult
to point out any other locality with
so high a percentage of pleasant days
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Ope rat a
n
j as obtains in those sections of the I
' interior southwest of which the Salt j
1 River Valley is representative. !
It will be noticed that no allusion j
jWiVs -u-st m:l,Ii to the summer months j
i whose, T1 dtaytime temperatures,
heraldeS abroad in terms of h
' 'f ,figus and t " do,'bt
ror oy an wno have not passed a
summer here. The omission was
intentional and to the end that
an account of them may be pre
luled by ,ne admissions that the
. T, t tbMOer'tre mMv
that the afternoon extremes may
reach 100 degrees or more for days
or even weeks at a time. With this,
the worst is said, for, surprising as
it may .seem, one. pursues bis way
during tries;' hot months with as little
heed and discomfort as attends the
average summer day in the middle
west or upon the Atlantic seaboard.
I Furthermore, the sleepless nights and
attending lassitude or the utter cx-
IMlUtKIII -in. ,.f voi , L. ,...1 'It.t. ..V-
u x wh(.n .ver th(x t(.nip(.rature
r,t the temperature
1 l " 'rale "u,nl" stciions mourns
lo a nnr.ixiin.i r elv nft rlm-ivps f..r a
i . w
I u'w coiiiseetu I e (i::vs are nei e ju ac-
1,1 u".mioii. r.snuuing me au-
tumn and spring, one can find many
'litre who actually prefer the sum-
mJ to th S st3
u !,t ; eta te humidity
1JI IeJaine iiuiixiunj.
sensible temperature, and the range
readily show why the seemingly ap
palling maximum temperatures com-
j UI" ' ioe
as endliraide as those of from 13
; 20 degrees lower in more humid re-
i gions
roposi'd, however, to de;il
with iu-tual data. Th"
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I story of the climate can well be told
j by sun'e
a'.'coimt of how we live and
11"' lull we B. ..i.iLt--
mcut that overcoats are never the
rule upon the streets and are little
worn except in driving; that there
j ,tre
many here who neiher possess
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CONDUCTED BY THE SISTERS OF
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One of
I Why Not Phoenix As Leading
Winter Resort Of Country?
(By nOEEHT PAUL HOLLIDAY)
Iliof-nix as a winter resort ? Yea
why not phoenix as the leading win
ter home town in the United btates.
Where else can a city boast of a
winter climate that produces barely
one day during that s. ason, in
which the sun does not shine. True
there 'iro Uays when it i's not much
in evidence, but it is a most ex
ceptional day when a few hours of
warmth givii'g lays do not glad
den the valley.
With an avenge temperature in
Ho winter time of 69.4. the absence
ot damaging frosts, and a tropical
verdure, coupled with green lawns
throughout the winter season. Phoe
nix indeed is the -Mecca of the wan
dering nilsrim searching for the
ideal spot in which to escape the
rigors of a northern winter.
Every v. inter, the thousands of
tourists flocking to the valley testify
MERCY
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ST. MAlf.Y' CirriKCII
Arizona's finest church edifices. It cost
to the Inability of those acquainted
with the wonders of he Salt River
Valley, to withstand the call of
warmth, sunshine a vitalizing air
and a hospitality that is the evfr
eonspkMiis feature of the Southwest.
Nowhere in -the West, can more
beautiful homes be found than in
Phoenix. The California bungalow,
considered the acme of home comfort
has been excelled, and the essentials
enlarged upon. For the family
desire to make this city their home
for Cue winter, these bungalows are
to be rented fuliy furnished nt a
moderate price. For those preferring
hoteis or an apartment home, the
accommodations offered could hardly
be equalled in a city twice as large.
The city schools of Phoenix, are
said to he the most up-to-date in
the west. Only a few (lays ago,
a noted lecturer of the Kast, said
in an address before an .audience
Phoenix
I i A I
1 1 Ism Bui
Southwest
! AT f"-
$125,000.
of Phoenix citizens, "That the sight
of the wonderful schools you have
( reeled throughout your city, makes
one want to come back and entrust
the education of his children lo
them. "The corps of well paid and
satisfied teachers, devote their ef
forts to the upbuilding, and the phy
sical education of their pupils as well
as to the mental.
The wandering tourist seeking en
vironment, different from any to b
found in the old eastern states, or
in Europe or Asia, will be sure to be
satisfied. A few hours ride in either
direction from the city will take one
to the desert, to 'the Apache reser
vation, with its wonderful colony,
its great variety of semi-tropical
growth and its marvelous mountain
back-groumi.
Social life in phoenix in the winter
time is of the gayest order. Enter
tainment is to be obtained at any
time of the day or night at a mini
mum effort. Theatres are to be
found throughout the downtown dis
trict. The formation of a Drama
League insures that during the com
ing season, drama of a high order
will be presented in Phoenix.
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