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Phoenix Weather Info

Phoenix weather is often desert like. The city is very dry and hot, averaging only eight inches of rain each year with temperatures reaching well into the 100’s for many days at a time during the summer months.

A distinguishing characteristic of Phoenix weather is the fact that nearly 325 days of the year features sunshine, making Phoenix a great vacation destination and one of the sunniest cities in the U.S.

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Arizona Facts and Trivia


  • Arizona is a right-to-work state. The law states no person shall be denied the opportunity to obtain or retain employment because of non-membership in a labor organization.
     
  • The Arizona trout is found only in the Arizona.
     
  • The saguaro cactus blossom is the official state flower. The white flower blooms on the tips of the saguaro cactus during May and June. The saguaro is the largest American cactus.
     
  • Arizona leads the nation in copper production.
     
  • Petrified wood is the official state fossil. Most petrified wood comes from the Petrified Forest in northeastern Arizona.
     
  • The bola tie is the official state neckwear.
     
  • The Palo verde is the official state tree. Its name means green stick and it blooms a brilliant yellow-gold in April or May.
     
  • The cactus wren is the official state bird. It grows seven to eight inches long and likes to build nests in the protection of thorny desert plants like the arms of the giant saguaro cactus.
     
  • Turquoise is the official state gemstone. The blue-green stone has a somewhat waxy surface and can be found throughout the state.
     
  • Arizona is home of the Grand Canyon National Park

    • The ringtail is the official state mammal. The ringtail is a small fox-like animal about two and one-half feet long and is a shy, nocturnal creature.

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    Arizona Fun Facts & Trivia

    The amount of copper on the roof of the Capitol building is equivalent to 4,800,000 pennies.


    The Arizona trout is found only in the Arizona.


    Wyatt Earp was neither the town marshal or the sheriff in Tombstone, Arizona at the time of the shoot-out at the O.K. Corral. His brother Virgil was the town marshal, who had temporarily deputized Wyatt, Morgan and Doc Holliday prior to the gunfight.


    In Arizona, it is against the law for donkeys to sleep in bathtubs.


    Arizona leads the nation in copper production.

    Petrified wood is the official state fossil. Most petrified wood comes from the Petrified Forest in northeastern Arizona.


    A class 2 misdemeanor occurs if one places a mark upon a flag which is "likely to provoke physical retaliation".


    The bola tie is the official state neckwear.
     
    Arizona observes Mountain Standard Time on a year round basis. The one exception is the Navajo Nation, located in the northeast corner of the state, which observes the daylight savings time change.


    In Arizona, it is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water.


    The Castilian and Burgundian flags of Spain, the Mexican flag, the Confederate flag, and the flag of the United States have all flown over the land area that has become Arizona.


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    Facts about Arizona
     
    Year of Statehood:
    1912
    Population:
    6,338,755 (2007 estimate)
    State Capitol:
    Phoenix
    State Motto:
    Ditat Deus (God Enriches)
    Largest City:
    Phoenix
    State Nickname:
    Grand Canyon State
    State Size:
    113,909 square miles
    State Flag:
    The lower half of the flag is a blue field, the upper half divided into thirteen equal segments, six light yellow and seven red. In the center of the flag is a copper-colored five-point star. The red and the blue are the same shades as the flag of the United States of America, and it measures four feet high and six feet wide. The flag was designed by Charles W. Harris and first sewn by Nan D. Hayden. Blue and yellow are the Arizona colors, and red and yellow the colors of the Spanish Conquistadores headed by Coronado who first came to Arizona in 1540. The copper star represents Arizona as the largest producer of copper in the nation.

    State Seal:
    Arizona's main enterprises and attractions are represented in the seal. In the background of the seal is a range of mountains with the sun rising behind the peaks. At the right side of the mountains is a water storage reservoir and a dam, with irrigated fields and orchards. There are cattle grazing on the right, and a quartz mill and a miner with a pick and shovel on the left.
    State Songs:
    “Arizona March Song“ and “Arizona"
    State Flower:
    Blossom of the Saguaro cactus.  This pure white flower blooms on the tips of the saguaro cactus during May and June
    State Gem:
    Turquoise. It's a blue-green, waxy-surfaced stone used for centuries in Southwest Indian Jewelry. It can be found throughout the Southwest and is composed of hydrous oxide of aluminum and copper.
    Official Neckwear:
    Bola Tie. It originated in Arizona and is usually made by silversmiths and leather makers in almost every size and shape, most often with silver and turquoise.
    State Tree:
    Palo Verde. Its name means “green stick.“
    It blooms a brilliant yellow-gold in April or May.
    State Bird:
    Cactus Wren. It measures 7 to 8 inches in length, and its back is brown with white spots, and its throat is lighter colored with black spots. Its bill is curved down and there's a white line over each eye. Cactus wrens eat insects, seeds, and fruit. They often build their nests inside a cactus to protect them from predators.
    State Fossil:
    Petrified Wood
    State Mammal:
    Ringtail
    State Reptile:
    Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake
    State Fish:
    Apache Trout  
    State Amphibian:
    Arizona Tree frog




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