Climate:
With an average annual high temperature of 85 degrees and average annual
rainfall of only 7.66 inches , Phoenix offers residents and visitors
more than 300 sunshine filled days each year. October to April provide
warm sun drenched afternoons (mid 60’s to mid 80’s) and
cool nights with an occasional thunderstorm. Summer
temperatures, often above 100 degrees, are made more bearable by the
low humidity.
Population:
The nation’s fifth-largest city with a population of nearly 1.4
million (and 3.5 million in the Greater Phoenix area), Phoenix is one
of the three fastest growing cities in the country.
Sports:
Home of the NBA Phoenix Suns, the NFL Arizona Cardinals, the MLB Arizona
Diamondbacks and the NHL Phoenix Coyotes, Phoenix is a sports lover’s
paradise. Add the PGA’s FBR Open (formerly the Phoenix Open),
the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, professional soccer, women’s basketball,
and nine Major league Baseball teams holding spring training in the
Phoenix area and you have a year round sports smorgasbord.
Golfing,
hiking, cycling, tennis can be enjoyed year-round
Culture:
Cultural events and museums abound in Phoenix.
The Heard Museum (Native American)
Desert Botanical Garden
Phoenix Art Museum
Arizona Science Center
The Hall of Flame (world’s largest collection of firefighting
equipment)
Pueblo Grande Museum and Cultural Park
Phoenix Museum of History
The Phoenix Symphony
Ballet Arizona
Arizona Opera
Actors Theatre of Arizona
Valley Youth Theatre
Zoos, wildlife parks, live theater, historic sites and abundant nightlife
Employment:
From April 2004 to 2005 over 63,000 new jobs were added to the Phoenix
metro area. This four percent increase made it one of the top job growth
areas in the country. Unemployment rates in the Greater Phoenix area,
averaging 4.2 percent, are well below the nation average of 5.1 percent.
Health care, professional services, construction and tourism are among
the high growth industries in Phoenix.
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