Fort Thomas, Arizona
Fort Thomas, Arizona | ||
---|---|---|
ZIP code 85536 | ||
Area code | 928 | |
GNIS feature ID | 4754 |
Fort Thomas (
History
The earliest military presence in the area was former
At its peak, the fort consisted of 27 buildings, all constructed by the occupants of the fort and made of adobe.
The early town had a poor reputation, and was home to several houses of prostitution and saloons. Camp Thomas was to be the destination of the pay wagons involved in the Wham Paymaster robbery of 1889. In 1895, the community grew significantly when the Southern Pacific railroad's construction in the area was halted due to native Apache people refusing to let the railroad continue construction through their reservation. During this time, Fort Thomas also hosted a Wells Fargo station.[4]
Education
Fort Thomas has its own unified school district, the
Demographics
|
Geography
Fort Thomas is at 33°2′14″N 109°57′58″W / 33.03722°N 109.96611°W, at an elevation of 2822 feet above sea level.[7]
Climate
Fort Thomas has a borderline semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh/BSk) bordering upon an arid climate (BWh/BWk) characterised by very hot summers and winters with mild days and cold nights. Although frosts are frequent during the winter, occurring on an average of 60.2 nights during December, January and February, snow is exceptionally rare with a median of zero and a mean of 0.2 inches (0.005 m). Daily temperatures are comfortable during winter – only 5.6 days do not top 50 °F or 10 °C – but heat up rapidly as summer approaches, with half of all days by May topping 90 °F or 32.2 °C and 35.5 days topping 100 °F or 37.8 °C during an average entire year.
Rainfall is rare, with
Climate data for Fort Thomas, Arizona, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1966–2022 | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 81 (27) |
85 (29) |
93 (34) |
100 (38) |
107 (42) |
114 (46) |
114 (46) |
111 (44) |
107 (42) |
100 (38) |
93 (34) |
80 (27) |
114 (46) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 71.2 (21.8) |
77.0 (25.0) |
85.1 (29.5) |
91.8 (33.2) |
100.1 (37.8) |
106.6 (41.4) |
107.1 (41.7) |
104.3 (40.2) |
101.0 (38.3) |
93.6 (34.2) |
82.2 (27.9) |
70.7 (21.5) |
108.5 (42.5) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 61.3 (16.3) |
66.3 (19.1) |
74.4 (23.6) |
82.2 (27.9) |
90.5 (32.5) |
100.0 (37.8) |
100.0 (37.8) |
97.6 (36.4) |
93.4 (34.1) |
84.0 (28.9) |
70.9 (21.6) |
60.3 (15.7) |
81.7 (27.6) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 44.7 (7.1) |
48.9 (9.4) |
55.5 (13.1) |
62.9 (17.2) |
71.5 (21.9) |
81.2 (27.3) |
85.3 (29.6) |
83.2 (28.4) |
77.6 (25.3) |
65.8 (18.8) |
53.0 (11.7) |
44.1 (6.7) |
64.5 (18.1) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 28.1 (−2.2) |
31.6 (−0.2) |
36.6 (2.6) |
43.6 (6.4) |
52.5 (11.4) |
62.4 (16.9) |
70.6 (21.4) |
68.8 (20.4) |
61.7 (16.5) |
47.6 (8.7) |
35.1 (1.7) |
27.9 (−2.3) |
47.2 (8.4) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 17.8 (−7.9) |
21.4 (−5.9) |
25.7 (−3.5) |
31.6 (−0.2) |
40.0 (4.4) |
50.4 (10.2) |
61.5 (16.4) |
60.9 (16.1) |
50.0 (10.0) |
33.4 (0.8) |
20.8 (−6.2) |
16.5 (−8.6) |
13.4 (−10.3) |
Record low °F (°C) | 3 (−16) |
3 (−16) |
11 (−12) |
23 (−5) |
29 (−2) |
40 (4) |
42 (6) |
50 (10) |
39 (4) |
19 (−7) |
7 (−14) |
8 (−13) |
3 (−16) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.01 (26) |
0.98 (25) |
0.60 (15) |
0.25 (6.4) |
0.37 (9.4) |
0.15 (3.8) |
1.74 (44) |
1.85 (47) |
1.10 (28) |
0.73 (19) |
0.50 (13) |
0.92 (23) |
10.20 (259) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 inch) | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 43.1 |
Source: NOAA[9][10] |
Pictorial Chronology
Notable person
- Melvin Jones – Founder of Lions Clubs International[12]
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ William J. de Reuse (2006), A Practical Grammar of the San Carlos Apache Language, Lincom Europa
- ^ "Fort Thomas, Arizona - History | the English knowledge database". Archived from the original on February 1, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ Official history from Fortthomas.org, retrieved November 21, 2008 Archived December 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Official history from Fortthomas.org, retrieved November 21, 2008 Archived December 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Fort Thomas CDP, Arizona Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ National Weather Service, Tucson; NOW data
- ^ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ "Geronimo" [Near Fort Thomas in Graham County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)]. HMDB.org. The Historical Marker Database.
- ^ Official history from Fortthomas.org, retrieved November 21, 2008 Archived December 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- "Fort Thomas". Arizona Memory Project. Safford, Graham County, Arizona: Arizona State Library Archives and Public Records.
- "Fort Thomas Arizona". University of North Texas Libraries ~ The Portal to Texas History. Hardin-Simmons University Library.