Did 17 months in an Arizona prison Yuma Az..Yet again Yuma has gained attention due to its high temperatures. This time, a daily newsletter, 24/7 Wall St., listed Yuma as the hottest city in the nation last week in their article, “America’s Hottest Cities.”
The criteria was simple: In which city do the hottest temperatures persist for the longest period of time? Yuma came out on top, with an average of 175 days a year reaching 90 degrees Fahrenheit or above.
24/7 Wall St. based its conclusion off of the most recent historical temperature data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It was also noted in the article that the hottest cities often report low humidity levels, with Yuma typically getting less than 20 days of rainfall annually.
“Due to climate change being in the direction of heat and dryness, there is a certain amount of simple interest in where the country is the hottest and why,” said Douglas McIntyre, Editor-In-Chief and CEO of 24/7 Wall St. “Humidity and dry heat feel different. It could be a hundred degrees where you are, could be 95 degrees someplace in Florida but the humidity in Florida is 90 percent. It’s a completely different experience.”
My son used to do reserve duty at MCAS Yuma in the summer.
He said it was BRUTAL.
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And there were no DRINKING FOUNTAINS on the yard,the LIZARDS left..