Love Monsoon Season???? (Phoenix: food, farm, land)

[observer53]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

It is really not the same as the rest of the continent experiences. Read all about it:

North American Monsoon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

As for the rain being enjoyable, yes, that is a little weird. When we travel to other places we always hope it rains and we stand outside like Zonie turkeys staring at the stuff when it does.

Years ago, during one of our "weeks/months without measurable rain" stretches, some friends were here visiting from Wisconsin. We were eating dinner in a restaurant when a storm moved in, and it started raining. They were quite amused to see people get up from their tables and go out to the porch of the restaurant to watch...

[sunluv]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

It is really not the same as the rest of the continent experiences. Read all about it:

North American Monsoon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

As for the rain being enjoyable, yes, that is a little weird. When we travel to other places we always hope it rains and we stand outside like Zonie turkeys staring at the stuff when it does.

Read all about it years ago. Technically there are some differences as to why events unfold as they do, but in reality it's the same daily patterns and same summer weather as experienced elsewhere.

[ShampooBanana]

Originally Posted by sunluv

Read all about it years ago. Technically there are some differences as to why events unfold as they do, but in reality it's the same daily patterns and same summer weather as experienced elsewhere.

Agree. Having moved here only a year ago from the Midwest, the "monsoon" season is a milder version of what we called "summer t-storms" where I'm from. However, it is certainly a welcome relief from what we all felt in June!

[actinic]

Could it be that people are starved for change once in a while, change ever so rare as to fleetingly break the relentless monotony of sun and scorching heat, producing excited reports of clouds and a drop of rain, knowing full well the monotony and drudgery will shortly return? Nah.

[Ponderosa]

Originally Posted by actinic

Could it be that people are starved for change once in a while, change ever so rare as to fleetingly break the relentless monotony of sun and scorching heat, producing excited reports of clouds and a drop of rain, knowing full well the monotony and drudgery will shortly return? Nah.

Yeah, kinda like all your midwesterners crowding the lake shore and city parks cooking brats on one of the handful of sunny, warm weekends you experience in a year. Or, the one I get such a kick out of: flocking to the local carwash on the rare day in winter when temps get above freezing to wash the salt off of what is left of your rust bucket car.

[actinic]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

Yeah, kinda like all your midwesterners crowding the lake shore and city parks cooking brats on one of the handful of sunny, warm weekends you experience in a year. Or, the one I get such a kick out of: flocking to the local carwash on the rare day in winter when temps get above freezing to wash the salt off of what is left of your rust bucket car.

It's been pretty much warm & sunny since mid March and those freezing temps have been pretty few and far between. [mod cut- off topic]

[Ponderosa]

Originally Posted by actinic

It's been pretty much warm & sunny since mid March and those freezing temps have been pretty few and far between. [mod cut- off topic]

Nice to have the sun, eh?

[actinic]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

Nice to have the sun, eh?

The sun is always a nice change as are clouds, warmth, and cold (or lately cool), especially when it isn't accompanied by continuous, searing heat. Under those conditions it's completely understandable why Arizonan's find clouds as welcome as Michiganders do sun.

[Java Jolt]

Originally Posted by actinic

The sun is always a nice change as are clouds, warmth, and cold (or lately cool), especially when it isn't accompanied by continuous, searing heat. Under those conditions it's completely understandable why Arizonan's find clouds as welcome as Michiganders do sun.

Variety in the weather is always nice.

I don't care for heat or humidity all that much but I enjoy our summertime monsoon season when there are some good thunderstorms.

We really need the rain here but I know many other parts of the country are worse off than we are right now with the record-setting heat and drought.

[makeitagreatday]

Originally Posted by actinic

The sun is always a nice change as are clouds, warmth, and cold (or lately cool), especially when it isn't accompanied by continuous, searing heat. Under those conditions it's completely understandable why Arizonan's find clouds as welcome as Michiganders do sun.

...my family told me that it's been horrible for them this year. First, everything froze and NO beloved oh-so-sweet-Michigan-fruit available. Now, the drought is so bad that boats are stuck docked in the sand as the lakes are so low and cornfields without irrigation are shriveled up.

So...Arizona sun and heat with a bit of humidity for a seasonal flair....ah-h-h, so very nice.