The highest temperature ever recorded in Arizona was 128 degrees on June 29, 1994..Lots of people died.
The lowest temperature was 40 below zero on January 7, 1971.
In Arizona it is really hot outside, Sometimes they can't have school because of the heat. There is no school in the summer.
Precipitation
The rain in Arizona can change on where you are. In the mountains, it can rain 25 to 30 inches of rain in a year. In the desert, they can get as low as 3-4 inches in a year. They get thunderstorms with gusty winds. They also can get dust storms where the wind is so strong that the whole city looks like it will be swallowed in a cloud of dust.
Severe Weather
The worst tornado in Arizona was in 1950..200 people were killed.
Geography
The Paint Desert
The Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon took 1,000,ooo,000 years .to erode. The height is about 6,000 feet. The Colorado River runs through the Grand Canyon.
The length of the Grand Canyon is 277 km. It starts in Utah and ends in Nevada. The Hover Dam helps make part of the Grand Canyon and the Glen Canyon Dam.