PHOENIX TRIVIA

Phoenix has an average annual rainfall of only 7.6 in/19 cm, and it enjoys around 325 sunny days per year.

Phoenix is on Mountain Standard Time and never moves the clock forward or back for daylight saving time. Only the Navajo Nation observes the time change in Arizona.

Phoenix is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. and the largest state capital.

About one in three of Phoenix's residents play at least one round of golf a year.

The Waste Management Phoenix Open is the most highly attended event on the PGA Tour, attracting more than a half-million spectators each year.

In 1950, Phoenix covered 17 sq mi/44 sq km. Today it covers almost 500 sq mi/1,295 sq km, an area larger than Los Angeles.

Phoenix has more sunshine than any other metropolitan area in the U.S. The sun shines 85% of the time during daylight hours in Phoenix.