A lot of people joke that fall doesn’t exist in Arizona. Maybe not in the same degree as, say, the Northeast but the seasonal change is still discernible to plenty of folks across the state. Let’s embrace the lower temperatures and check out ten signs that fall is quickly approaching.
- Your electric bill drops because you finally start going a few days (or at least a few mornings) without air conditioning.
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- You start to feel a definite chill in the air in early morning or evenings.
Found Animals Foundation/Flickr I can finally start wearing a sweater to the office again without being teased!
- Pool water starts to feel a little too chilly for a swim.
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- Standing outside on a sunny day no longer feels like standing on the sun.
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- Seasonal foods and beverages start lining the shelves and menus–even when it’s still in the triple digits in Phoenix and Yuma.
Mike Mozart/Flickr Does my Jell-O really need to be artificially pumpkin spice flavored?
- The stores–and strip malls–also start filling with Halloween decorations before you’ve even started thinking about this year’s costume.
MIKI Yoshihito/Flickr In most areas of the state, it’s still too hot to consider leaving a carved pumpkin outside.
- Football season (professional, college, and high school) starts up.
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- You start seeing evidence of snowbirds arriving.
Suzanne/Flickr Yeah, these winter visitors, too.
- Fairs and races become much more prominent because most of us can finally enjoy our time outdoors during the day.
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- You start checking on a regular basis if the leaves have started changing colors yet.
John Matthies/Flickr We still have a few weeks to go before we can see this.
What other signs can you think of that signal fall is just around the corner in Arizona?
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Found Animals Foundation/Flickr
I can finally start wearing a sweater to the office again without being teased!
Julien Haler/Flickr
Alexander Nie/Flickr
Mike Mozart/Flickr
Does my Jell-O really need to be artificially pumpkin spice flavored?
MIKI Yoshihito/Flickr
In most areas of the state, it’s still too hot to consider leaving a carved pumpkin outside.
Kevin Schraer/Flickr
Suzanne/Flickr
Yeah, these winter visitors, too.
Navajo Nation Washington Office/Flickr
John Matthies/Flickr
We still have a few weeks to go before we can see this.
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