Does Flagstaff ever get heat waves?
Flagstaff can have extended periods of hot weather (although certainly not as warm as what people in Phoenix experience!). The longest stretch of consecutive days where the temperature reached 85 degrees or warmer was 22 days set between June 10 – July 1, 1974. More recently, the longest stretch of consecutive days with maximum temperatures of 90 degrees or warmer was established with 11 days straight of 90 degrees or warmer weather between June 21 – July 1, 1990. During the summer of 1974, the temperature reached 90 degrees or warmer 15 days, with 14 of those occurring in the month of June. The temperature was 85 degrees or warmer on 48 days that year, 21 of which occurred in the month of June. The summer of 1974 was a hot time in Flagstaff for sure!
