Monsoon Season

This is supposed to be “monsoon” season. I had never really heard of it before (but more info below). We haven’t had any actual rain, but comparatively it has been a little more humid. Sunday was great, as I went up on a hill by my house and watched a lighting storm. I love lightning (even if there isn’t any rain). I didn’t get a picture of the lightning, but here’s the morning after rainbow. It's interesting how localized the rain can be to certain areas of "the valley".



















When Is Arizona's Monsoon?

Up until 2008 Arizona's monsoon varied from year to year in starting date and duration. The Arizona monsoon officially began after the third consecutive day of dew points above 55 degrees. On average this occurred around July 7 with the monsoon continuing for the next two months. In 2008 the National Weather Service decided to take the guesswork out of monsoon start and end dates. From now on June 15 will be the first day of the monsoon, and September 30 will be the last day. They did this simply to take the focus off whether or not a storm was considered a monsoon storm or not, and have people be more concerned with safety.