Maverick, Arizona
Populated place in Arizona, United States
33°44′34″N 109°32′50″W / 33.74278°N 109.54722°W / 33.74278; -109.54722[1]
Maverick is a populated place situated in Apache County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 7,805 feet (2,379 m) above sea level.[1]
A former logging camp, Maverick was the former southern end of the Apache Railway.
Climate
Maverick has a borderline subarctic and warm-summer Mediterranean climate because while the overnight lows can be very cold, averaging in the single digits in some months, the day time temperatures are much more warmer, but still cool to mild.
Climate data for Maverick, Arizona, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 70 (21) | 72 (22) | 76 (24) | 80 (27) | 86 (30) | 95 (35) | 92 (33) | 91 (33) | 90 (32) | 84 (29) | 73 (23) | 69 (21) | 95 (35) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 60 (16) | 61 (16) | 65 (18) | 71 (22) | 79 (26) | 86 (30) | 88 (31) | 83 (28) | 81 (27) | 76 (24) | 68 (20) | 62 (17) | 89 (32) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 45.8 (7.7) | 47.5 (8.6) | 50.5 (10.3) | 59.1 (15.1) | 67.2 (19.6) | 76.3 (24.6) | 77.1 (25.1) | 75.0 (23.9) | 72.9 (22.7) | 65.0 (18.3) | 55.1 (12.8) | 48.5 (9.2) | 61.7 (16.5) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 26.2 (−3.2) | 28.1 (−2.2) | 32.3 (0.2) | 39.5 (4.2) | 45.8 (7.7) | 54.2 (12.3) | 60.1 (15.6) | 58.7 (14.8) | 53.8 (12.1) | 45.1 (7.3) | 35.4 (1.9) | 28.9 (−1.7) | 42.3 (5.8) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 6.7 (−14.1) | 8.2 (−13.2) | 14.2 (−9.9) | 19.9 (−6.7) | 24.5 (−4.2) | 32.1 (0.1) | 43.0 (6.1) | 42.2 (5.7) | 34.6 (1.4) | 25.1 (−3.8) | 15.8 (−9.0) | 9.4 (−12.6) | 23.0 (−5.0) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −17 (−27) | −14 (−26) | −6 (−21) | 7 (−14) | 15 (−9) | 22 (−6) | 35 (2) | 34 (1) | 25 (−4) | 15 (−9) | −1 (−18) | −11 (−24) | −22 (−30) |
Record low °F (°C) | −40 (−40) | −33 (−36) | −27 (−33) | −9 (−23) | 4 (−16) | 12 (−11) | 23 (−5) | 25 (−4) | 16 (−9) | 3 (−16) | −15 (−26) | −30 (−34) | −40 (−40) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.89 (73) | 1.84 (47) | 2.34 (59) | 1.15 (29) | 0.43 (11) | 0.98 (25) | 4.92 (125) | 4.93 (125) | 2.17 (55) | 2.04 (52) | 1.47 (37) | 2.70 (69) | 27.86 (707) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 24.8 (63) | 17.9 (45) | 17.4 (44) | 6.3 (16) | 1.1 (2.8) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.8 (4.6) | 7.4 (19) | 21.2 (54) | 97.9 (248.4) |
Source: WRCC[3] |
References
- ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Maverick". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Maverick (in Apache County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ^ "Maverick, AZ Climate". WRCC. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
External links
- Maverick – ghosttowns.com
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Municipalities and communities of Apache County, Arizona, United States
County seat: St. Johns
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