Billy Budd
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Snow in Arizona, southern Arizona that is. I am still gonna ride this weekend.
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How unusual is it to get snow there? I always picture Arizona as desert
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Yea, i heard that this morning also, Arizona having snow and canceling some motorcycle show or something because of it. I have a daughter that lives in southern AZ and all she talks about is the heat and how dry it is.
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Naked_Duc
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Desert can be extremely cold. The key feature is a wide temperature swings from day to night. You tend to see frost but snow is unusual, due to lack of moisture.
Billy Budd
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In my backyard with the poor old Virago project bike..................
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danrev
Looks like that one needs a heated seat!
Billy Budd
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I have seen snow like this in 1972, 1983, and maybe twice since then. It is a big deal around here.
Tucsonrider
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Especially when we are in the midst of a 20 year drought.... The desert southwest only on average gets 12"/year of rain. In the last 20 years or so we on met or exceeded that number once. Love that moisture.. Plus remember it was all gone on the desert floor by 11am.
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Wednesday, I had to go to Santa Fe from home, about 50 miles at 5000 to 7000 feet elevation. It was cloudy and windy but dry when I left at 9am. Went over the La Bajada hill and what comes into view is a big line of sleet about a third of the way into town. Pucker time... Went on for another couple of miles but when the sleet starts collecting on the Shoei faceshield, it was time to turn and run. I looped around at the 599 bypass and turned back into a 30 mph side/headwind with sleet for a mile or so. Rear end was slipping a bit and I was trying to get past cagers who were impeding southward progress. Made it home without incident at a steady 80, wind slowed me on the uphills to mid 70's in sixth gear. Should have downshifted, but I was just being stubborn. Naturally when I drove the car back, an hour later, there was no snow in sight. Desert=dry, Sleet=evaporation.
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