In 1655, a handful of land-speculating colonists orchestrated the purchase of the Setauket area from the local natives. The region's first European settlers were English migrants from New England and further east on Long Island, who arrived shortly thereafter.
Phoenix, Arizona, gets 7 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 0 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 28. On average, there are 299 sunny days per year in Phoenix, Arizona. The July high is around 105 degrees. The January low is 35.
One in four years has drier weather, while another one in four is wetter. The sun's rays reach the ground in Phoenix during 80 percent of daylight hours on average in February, for a total of 246 hours in the month. Typically on 13 days this month the sky is mainly clear, with at most 30 percent cloud cover.