Arizona, NE Climate

The climate in the southwestern United States is generally considered to be hot and arid, with long, hot summers and mild winters. Average temperatures range from the mid-90s Fahrenheit (35°C) in summer to the mid-30s Fahrenheit (2°C) in winter. Precipitation is quite low, yet the region does experience occasional thunderstorms during the summer months that help to briefly cool down the temperatures. Throughout the year, strong winds are also common in this part of the country.

Climate	Arizona, Nebraska	United States
Rainfall		38.1

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.