Mesa Area Information
One of Arizonas largest cities and one of the nations fastest growing communities Mesa has been recognized as one of the top 100 cities in America. The city combines a pleasing mix of tranquil neighborhoods attractive retirement communities and a healthy economy that provides exceptional local employment opportunities. The many companies that call Mesa home include several of the Fortune 500 as well as smaller enterprises. Major medical centers regional shopping malls and a highly developed service sector combine with a bustling central district. The development of first rate cultural and recreational centers and programs combine with excellent freeway access to enhance the quality of life. The city is constantly improving its services and amenities including a spectacular new Mesa Arts Center that will anchor an active cultural community while it showcases national and international attractions. Distinguished as the largest of Maricopa Countys 10 community college centers the attractive campus for Mesa Community College complements the areas exceptional public school system. Just a few miles from home in neighboring Tempe lies the vast Arizona State University campus. Local recreational facilities and programs are highly developed and expertly managed throughout the city offering quality leisure activities for all ages and interests. Mesa is also the chosen winter home of the Chicago Cubs baseball team and the site of winter instructional training for the San Diego Padres and Anaheim Angels. Available within an hours drive from the city are the multi-purpose lakes of the Superstition Mountains for power boating sailing water skiing and swimming. Housing options in Mesa are abundant diverse and affordable - advantages that often attract newcomers as well as those who live in other parts of the Valley of the Sun. Modest but well-kept single-family homes nestled in well-established family neighborhoods contrast with handsome new construction in upscale residential villages that offer luxurious recreational amenities. With its highly developed resources and reputation for serenity and quality of life Mesa has long attracted seasonal visitors and retirees in addition to families young professionals and executives.
Climate & Weather
The climate for Mesa is warm and dry.
The weather in Mesa is enjoyable with warm sunny daysand cool night air. There are 313 average days of sunshine each year.
Mesa average annual rainfall is 7.52 inches per year
Mesa average annual precipitation is 7.52 inches per year.
Mesa average temperature is 84 degrees F.
The average low temperature is 52.9 degrees F.
The average high temperature is 84.9 degrees F.
History
Mesa is the Spanish word for "table top," which means a flat-topped, raised area.
The first inhabitants of the area were here around 2,000 years ago. They were the Hohokam Indians. They built the first irrigation ditches. No one really knows why they left the area. Various missionaries, explorers, etc. came and went during the 1500's and 1600's. The Apaches drove out the Spaniards in the 1700's. In the 1800's, the troops of the United States fought with the Apaches which opened the way for more white settlers to come. The small settlement of Maryville was founded in 1865 near a ferry across the Salt River. The town was later abandoned. Around 1877, Daniel Webster Jones was asked by Mormon Church leaders to bring a group down to this area. They built Fort Utah from adobe in July of 1877 in what they called Lehi.
A new group of Mormon settlers came in January of 1878, passing through the Lehi area. They decided to move up to the mesa and proceeded to clear the land and prepare a town site. They utilized the irrigation ditches which were dug by inhabitants of the area in 700 A.D. The availability of water in the area has allowed it to grow tremendously. A number of factors, including flooding in the lower, Lehi area, caused Mesa to grow much faster, eventually overtaking and absorbing the Lehi area. Mesa was known as Mesa City among the residents, but the post office first called it Hayden's Ferry. Then it was changed to Zenos. Finally, in 1889, the post office department allowed the name of Mesa City. There was already a Mesaville on the San Pedro River which they felt would make the new community name confusing, but finally relented and allowed the chosen name of Mesa.
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