Tucson’s First “Official” Freeze

At least at the airport.  I would have mentioned this yesterday, but I was quite busy!  Anyway, the National Weather Service says the freeze happened yesterday morning at 6:30.  While this first freeze comes almost two weeks later than average, much of southeastern Arizona experienced a freeze this year nearly three weeks earlier than average when we had a cold snap at the end of October.

We have a Freeze Warning in effect for this morning until 9 for much of southeast Arizona.  Some places that haven’t frozen yet may have overnight and this morning.  That doesn’t appear to be the case here at my apartment.  I have an indoor/outdoor thermometer that is supposed to be accurate within two degrees and it is 30 feet off the ground on my third story deck.  Keeping all of those qualifiers in mind, I have yet to see freezing temperatures here at the apartment.  I brought the rubber tree plant inside last night just in case, but it’s only 38 out there right now after dipping to 37 last hour.  My rubber tree plant lives!  And my deck awaits it’s first freeze…