I am currently residing in Mesa, AZ, after moving here from New york!!! It really does reach 112 to 115 degrees here in AZ! The hottest ever was 122! I don't know which is worse...the extreme cold in Alaska or the killer heat in AZ!!! I think the retired people have it figured out! They come to AZ for fall,winter and spring, then leave for the summer! They call them snowbirds out here because they leave the snow like real birds for warmer weather, then they go back when its over!