On average, there are 280 sunny days per year in Avra Valley, Arizona. The July high is around 104 degrees. The January low is 38. Sperling's comfort index for Avra Valley is a 76 out of 100, where a higher score indicates a more comfortable year-around climate. The US average for the comfort index is 54.
He was buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Caroline Mary Cooke Whipple (no dates on stone), is buried with him. His son, Herbert Sydney Whipple (also no dates on the stone), Major, United States Army, is also buried in this site.
The education of young Whipple was in the public schools in his native town, but he was also tutored by Robert Gerrish, his motherâs cousin, who was a Harvard graduate. On leaving school, he entered on board one of his fatherâs merchant vessels, and by the age of 21 was captain of his own ship.