Clifton, Arizona: Town in and county seat of Greenlee County, Arizona, United States
Clifton is a town in Arizona in the United States.
It is currently the county seat of Greenlee County.
Clifton, Arizona | |
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Town & county seat | |
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 Clifton is found at the southeast of the 1st district | |
| Government | |
| • Body | Arizona District 1 (House of Representatives) • Arizona (D) (Senate) |
Climate
According to the Köppen climate system, Clifton has a hot semi-arid climate.
Here is the average weather for Clifton starting 1971 and ending 2001.
| Climate data for Clifton, Arizona (1971 to 2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 83 (28) | 87 (31) | 92 (33) | 99 (37) | 107 (42) | 116 (47) | 115 (46) | 113 (45) | 110 (43) | 102 (39) | 94 (34) | 80 (27) | 116 (47) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 60.4 (15.8) | 65.5 (18.6) | 71.5 (21.9) | 79.5 (26.4) | 88.0 (31.1) | 98.1 (36.7) | 99.4 (37.4) | 96.8 (36.0) | 91.9 (33.3) | 81.3 (27.4) | 68.3 (20.2) | 60.0 (15.6) | 80.1 (26.7) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 31.6 (−0.2) | 35.7 (2.1) | 40.4 (4.7) | 46.6 (8.1) | 55.9 (13.3) | 65.0 (18.3) | 69.9 (21.1) | 68.7 (20.4) | 63.4 (17.4) | 52.2 (11.2) | 38.6 (3.7) | 31.6 (−0.2) | 50.0 (10.0) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 4 (−16) | 17 (−8) | 22 (−6) | 26 (−3) | 34 (1) | 30 (−1) | 42 (6) | 51 (11) | 45 (7) | 32 (0) | 4 (−16) | 12 (−11) | 4 (−16) |
| Average rainfall inches (mm) | 1.10 (28) | 1.04 (26) | 0.86 (22) | 0.32 (8.1) | 0.42 (11) | 0.36 (9.1) | 1.99 (51) | 2.30 (58) | 1.48 (38) | 1.25 (32) | 0.87 (22) | 1.30 (33) | 13.29 (338.2) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.01 inch) | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 50.2 |
| Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | |||||||||||||
Education
The schools in the city are run by the Morenci Unified School District. The schools were formerly run by the Clifton Unified School District until 2010.
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