Sunset Over Yuma

A beautiful sunset overlooking some of Yuma, Arizona.

Yuma is located in the Sonoran Desert of southwestern Arizona along Interstate 8 and... more

by Robert Bales

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Sunset Over Yuma

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Robert Bales

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A beautiful sunset overlooking some of Yuma, Arizona.

Yuma is located in the Sonoran Desert of southwestern Arizona along Interstate 8 and the eastern banks of the Colorado River.
Yuma is one of the fastest growing metro areas in the US. Both its climate and location along the river make it a popular tourist haven in both winter and summer, especially for snowbirds and water enthusiasts.
A military presence at the Marine Corps Air Station and the nearby Yuma Proving Ground, together with an influx of winter visitors every year, is responsible for continued population growth in both the city and the county.
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T Yuma is noted for its weather "extremes". Of any populated place in the contiguous United States, Yuma is the driest, the sunniest, and the least humid, has the lowest frequency of precipitation and has the highest number of days per year 175 with a daily maximum temperature of 90 F (32 C) or higher.
The sun shines through a clear sky for about 90 % of the daylight hours in Yuma, making it the official sunniest place on Earth. The desert city experiences an average of about 4,015 hours of sunshine per year, and 11.0 hours of sunshine per day. The near-perfect weather for flying year-round attracts military interest in training their pilots here
Yuma features a hot desert climate with long, extremely hot summers and short, very warm winters. Atmospheric humidity is usually very low except during what are called "Gulf surges", when a maritime tropical air mass from the Gulf of California is drawn northward, usually in connection with the summer monsoon or the passage of a tropical storm to the south.
On average, Yuma receives 3.36 inches (85 mm) of rain annually, and even in the wettest year of 2005, only 7.39 in (188 mm) fell. The driest year at Yuma Airport has been 2007 with only 0.15 in (3.8 mm). August is the wettest month of the year, while June is the driest.

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January 17th, 2015