Clifton, Arizona
Appearance
Clifton, Arizona | |
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Town & county seat | |
Government | |
• Body | Arizona District 1 (House of Representatives) • Arizona (D) (Senate) |
Clifton is a town in Arizona in the United States. It is currently the county seat of Greenlee County.
Climate
[change | change source]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) |
87 (31) |
92 (33) |
99 (37) |
107 (42) |
116 (47) |
115 (46) |
113 (45) |
110 (43) |
102 (39) |
94 (34) |
80 (27) |
116 (47) |
Average high °F (°C) | 60.4 (15.8) |
65.5 (18.6) |
71.5 (21.9) |
79.5 (26.4) |
88.0 (31.1) |
98.1 (36.7) |
99.4 (37.4) |
96.8 (36.0) |
91.9 (33.3) |
81.3 (27.4) |
68.3 (20.2) |
60.0 (15.6) |
80.1 (26.7) |
Average low °F (°C) | 31.6 (−0.2) |
35.7 (2.1) |
40.4 (4.7) |
46.6 (8.1) |
55.9 (13.3) |
65.0 (18.3) |
69.9 (21.1) |
68.7 (20.4) |
63.4 (17.4) |
52.2 (11.2) |
38.6 (3.7) |
31.6 (−0.2) |
50.0 (10.0) |
Record low °F (°C) | 4 (−16) |
17 (−8) |
22 (−6) |
26 (−3) |
34 (1) |
30 (−1) |
42 (6) |
51 (11) |
45 (7) |
32 (0) |
4 (−16) |
12 (−11) |
4 (−16) |
Average rainfall inches (mm) | 1.10 (28) |
1.04 (26) |
0.86 (22) |
0.32 (8.1) |
0.42 (11) |
0.36 (9.1) |
1.99 (51) |
2.30 (58) |
1.48 (38) |
1.25 (32) |
0.87 (22) |
1.30 (33) |
13.29 (338.2) |
Average 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
[change | change source]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.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Climatic Averages for the United States 1971-2000: CLIFTON, AZ" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2013-03-31.[permanent dead link]