History for Scottsdale, AZ

Tuesday, August 21, 2012 — View Current Conditions

	Daily Summary

Daily

	Actual:	Average :	Record :
Temperature:
Mean Temperature	88 °F	-
Max Temperature	100 °F	99 °F	107 °F (1997)
Min Temperature	75 °F	79 °F	75 °F (2012)
Cooling Degree Days	22
Growing Degree Days	38 (Base 50)
Moisture:
Dew Point	67 °F
Average Humidity	51
Maximum Humidity	90
Minimum Humidity	28
Precipitation:
Precipitation	0.24 in	-	- ()
Sea Level Pressure:
Sea Level Pressure	29.81 in
Wind:
Wind Speed	6 mph (WSW)
Max Wind Speed	21 mph
Max Gust Speed	31 mph
Visibility	9 miles
Events	Rain , Thunderstorm

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	A micro-burst-haboob-storm-sunset Lots going on in this one...gotta be one of my favorite scenes this summer. Dust wall approaching from the right, this isolated cell lets loose with a ...
	Monsoon 2012 Mesa storm clouds gathering.
	Arizona Storms Another good night of storms and rain for us!!
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Astronomy for August 21, 2012:

	Rise:	Set:
Actual Time:	5:54 AM MST	7:06 PM MST
Civil Twilight:	5:28 AM MST	7:32 PM MST
Nautical Twilight:	4:57 AM MST	8:02 PM MST
Astronomical Twilight:	4:25 AM MST	8:34 PM MST
Moon:	10:11 AM MST (8/21)	9:27 PM MST (8/21)
Length Of Visible Light:	14h 03m
Length of Day:	13h 11m

Waxing Crescent, 20% Moon Illumination

Aug 21	Aug 24 First Quarter	Aug 31 Full	Sep 8 Last Quarter	Sep 15 New

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	Hourly Observations

Time (MST):	Temp.:	Dew Point:	Humidity:	Sea Level Pressure:	Visibility:	Wind Dir:	Wind Speed:	Gust Speed:	Precip:	Events:	Conditions:
12:53 AM	91.0 °F	63.0 °F	39%	29.77 in	10.0 miles	Calm	Calm	-	N/A		Clear
1:53 AM	91.0 °F	66.0 °F	44%	29.76 in	10.0 miles	SW	5.8 mph	-	N/A		Clear
2:53 AM	89.1 °F	68.0 °F	50%	29.76 in	10.0 miles	Variable	4.6 mph	-	N/A		Clear
3:53 AM	88.0 °F	68.0 °F	51%	29.77 in	10.0 miles	South	3.5 mph	-	N/A		Clear
4:53 AM	88.0 °F	68.0 °F	51%	29.78 in	10.0 miles	Calm	Calm	-	N/A		Clear
5:53 AM	87.1 °F	68.0 °F	53%	29.79 in	10.0 miles	Calm	Calm	-	N/A		Clear
6:53 AM	87.1 °F	66.9 °F	51%	29.81 in	10.0 miles	Calm	Calm	-	N/A		Clear
7:53 AM	88.0 °F	66.9 °F	49%	29.82 in	10.0 miles	West	6.9 mph	-	N/A		Clear
8:53 AM	90.0 °F	66.9 °F	46%	29.84 in	10.0 miles	West	5.8 mph	-	N/A		Clear
9:53 AM	91.0 °F	66.0 °F	44%	29.84 in	10.0 miles	WSW	5.8 mph	-	N/A		Clear
10:53 AM	93.0 °F	66.0 °F	41%	29.83 in	10.0 miles	WSW	5.8 mph	-	N/A		Clear
11:53 AM	95.0 °F	66.0 °F	38%	29.81 in	10.0 miles	SSW	10.4 mph	-	N/A		Clear
12:53 PM	95.0 °F	64.9 °F	37%	29.79 in	10.0 miles	SW	6.9 mph	-	N/A		Clear
1:53 PM	97.0 °F	64.9 °F	35%	29.76 in	10.0 miles	SSW	5.8 mph	-	N/A		Clear
2:53 PM	98.1 °F	64.9 °F	34%	29.73 in	10.0 miles	SW	9.2 mph	-	N/A		Clear
3:53 PM	100.0 °F	64.9 °F	32%	29.71 in	10.0 miles	SSW	9.2 mph	-	N/A		Clear
4:53 PM	99.0 °F	64.9 °F	33%	29.71 in	10.0 miles	WSW	6.9 mph	-	N/A		Clear
5:53 PM	99.0 °F	61.0 °F	28%	29.70 in	10.0 miles	NNW	8.1 mph	-	N/A		Partly Cloudy
6:53 PM	93.9 °F	64.0 °F	37%	29.74 in	10.0 miles	NNE	10.4 mph	23.0 mph	N/A		Scattered Clouds
7:53 PM	90.0 °F	63.0 °F	40%	29.76 in	10.0 miles	NE	16.1 mph	28.8 mph	N/A		Mostly Cloudy
8:53 PM	87.1 °F	61.0 °F	41%	29.74 in	10.0 miles	ENE	9.2 mph	21.9 mph	N/A		Partly Cloudy
9:40 PM	78.8 °F	69.8 °F	74%	29.95 in	8.0 miles	SW	20.7 mph	28.8 mph	0.00 in	Rain , Thunderstorm	Light Rain
9:53 PM	77.0 °F	72.0 °F	84%	29.92 in	8.0 miles	SW	20.7 mph	31.1 mph	0.01 in	Rain , Thunderstorm	Light Rain
9:59 PM	77.0 °F	71.6 °F	83%	30.00 in	8.0 miles	SW	20.7 mph	29.9 mph	0.01 in	Rain , Thunderstorm	Light Rain
10:41 PM	75.2 °F	71.6 °F	89%	30.02 in	5.0 miles	WSW	8.1 mph	-	0.10 in	Rain	Rain
10:53 PM	75.0 °F	72.0 °F	90%	29.94 in	5.0 miles	West	5.8 mph	-	0.13 in	Rain	Rain
11:53 PM	75.0 °F	72.0 °F	90%	29.92 in	10.0 miles	North	4.6 mph	-	0.10 in	Rain	Light Rain

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