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AZCat

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8. I don't think there'd be that much of a difference, TBH.
Wed Jul 10, 2024, 09:27 PM
Jul 2024

The airport is a bunch of concrete and asphalt, so you'll still get the heat island effect out there. And from what I remember from when I worked out by there it was still roasting during the summers.

Here's a current view of all the temperature stations in the Tucson area, the airport isn't really much different from the rest.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?&zoom=12&scroll_zoom=false&center=32.160645595496945,-110.99761962890626&boundaries=false,false,false,false,false,false,false,false,false,false,false&tab=layers&obs=true&obs_type=weather&elements=temp,wind,gust&temp_filter=-80,130&gust_filter=0,150&rh_filter=0,100&elev_filter=-300,14000&precip_filter=0.01,30&obs_popup=false&obs_density=60&obs_provider=ALL]

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