Monsoon weather.....what to expect and when to expect it? (Chandler: humidity, water)

[Ponderosa]

Monsoon picture is looking pretty bleak so far. We're not getting the easterly flow we need to juice things up.

[Ponderosa]

More About Phoenix Monsoon

* The average starting date of the monsoon in Phoenix is July 7.
* The average ending date of the monsoon is September 13.
* The earliest start date for the monsoon was June 16, 1925.
* The latest start date for the monsoon was July 25, 1987.

* The average date of the first break in the monsoon is August 16.
* The average total number of monsoon days (where a monsoon day is considered one with an average dewpoint of 55 degrees or higher) is 56.
* The greatest number of monsoon days was 99, recorded in 1984.
* The fewest number of monsoon days was 27, recorded in 1962.
* The greatest number of consecutive monsoon days was 72, from June 25 through September 4, 1984. This was also the greatest number of consecutive days with dew points of 60 degrees or higher.
* In Phoenix, normal rainfall during July, August and September is 2.65 inches.
* The wettest monsoon occurred in 1984 when we had 9.38 inches of rain.
* The driest monsoon occurred in 1924 with only 0.35 inches.


Source: National Weather Service

[twiggy]

I need rain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't take a bleak monsoon year.
Isn't there some kind of dance we can do or something?
I'm starting to feel like a fish in a bowl and his water needs changing!

[Ponderosa]

Originally Posted by twiggy

I need rain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't take a bleak monsoon year.
Isn't there some kind of dance we can do or something?
I'm starting to feel like a fish in a bowl and his water needs changing!

Head on down to Apple Annie's in Willcox for the weekend. SE AZ is getting better moisture. They are having a sweet corn festival this weekend and peaches should be ready for you to pick too. Good family place. You might catch a good storm there too.

[twiggy]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

Head on down to Apple Annie's in Willcox for the weekend. SE AZ is getting better moisture. They are having a sweet corn festival this weekend and peaches should be ready for you to pick too. Good family place. You might catch a good storm there too.

Yum, I will!

[BillyBaroo]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

Head on down to Apple Annie's in Willcox for the weekend. SE AZ is getting better moisture. They are having a sweet corn festival this weekend and peaches should be ready for you to pick too. Good family place. You might catch a good storm there too.

If anyone would like some information about Apple Annie's, here's a link to a story from last Sunday's edition of the Arizona Daily Star.

Produce ripe for you to do the picking | www.azstarnet.com ®

The monsoon has been active down here for about a week now. If you want to do something different, maybe try a trip to southeast Arizona for a weekend. You won't have the crowds like northern Arizona has this time of year. Here's a few places to visit. Inside Kartchner Caverns it is 68 degrees and if you do the Queen Mine tour in Bisbee it's a nippy 47 degrees underground.

Friends of Kartchner Caverns State Park

Tombstone.ORG - Tombstone Online

City of Bisbee, Arizona Online

[joemomma]

If they let up a little on the chemtrail spraying we might get some rain. The easterly flow is there according to the weather maps.

[twiggy]

Originally Posted by joemomma

If they let up a little on the chemtrail spraying we might get some rain. The easterly flow is there according to the weather maps.

What is chemtrail spraying?

[joemomma]

Google the word and observe the skies.

[twiggy]

Originally Posted by joemomma

Google the word and observe the skies.

Yikes! Just one more thing to add to our polluted skies.