Cicadas Have Arrived... (Tucson, Mesa, Tempe: county, average, humid)

[kttam186290]

Originally Posted by TempeAZnative

.... that mean's the monsoons are not far behind. Just got back from walking the dog and your can hear them for the first time this season.

After the so called heat wave or summer in Phoenix since it's not anything unual. You could see the huge atmospheric clouds building up to the east. All we need is 3 days in a row of 55 degree dew points to offically kick it off.

Originally Posted by countchocula

They announced monsoon season a week or two ago and still no monsoons. I'm waiting impatiently. Monsoons are my favorite thing (and probably the only thing) I REALLY love about Arizona. I can't wait until it pours. Even if it's only temporary.

The Monsoon (singular, not plural) is a shift in the prevailing wind current (a semi-stationary high pressure zone over the four corners region) that allows air flow to come from the south and east, rather than the west. That's it ! That's all there is to it.

The thunderstorms that bubble up and bring rain, wind and lightning are a side effect of the Monsoonal air current drawing in moisture, not the "Monsoon" itself. The word "Monsoon" is never plural unless you happen to be referring to our Monsoonal pattern here in the Southwest -- AND -- the one that occurs on the Indian subcontinent, simultaneously.

Sorry, just a huge pet peeve of mine and it seems to happen year-after-year.

[PhureeKeeper]

Originally Posted by kttam186290

The Monsoon (singular, not plural) is a shift in the prevailing wind current (a semi-stationary high pressure zone over the four corners region) that allows air flow to come from the south and east, rather than the west. That's it ! That's all there is to it.

The thunderstorms that bubble up and bring rain, wind and lightning are a side effect of the Monsoonal air current drawing in moisture, not the "Monsoon" itself. The word "Monsoon" is never plural unless you happen to be referring to our Monsoonal pattern here in the Southwest -- AND -- the one that occurs on the Indian subcontinent, simultaneously.

Sorry, just a huge pet peeve of mine and it seems to happen year-after-year.

Gee, so glad they didn't say "haboob".

[ElleTea]

Originally Posted by kttam186290

The Monsoon (singular, not plural) is a shift in the prevailing wind current (a semi-stationary high pressure zone over the four corners region) that allows air flow to come from the south and east, rather than the west. That's it ! That's all there is to it.

The thunderstorms that bubble up and bring rain, wind and lightning are a side effect of the Monsoonal air current drawing in moisture, not the "Monsoon" itself. The word "Monsoon" is never plural unless you happen to be referring to our Monsoonal pattern here in the Southwest -- AND -- the one that occurs on the Indian subcontinent, simultaneously.

Sorry, just a huge pet peeve of mine and it seems to happen year-after-year.

I'm with you. Also annoying when it's raining and someone says "it's a real monsoon out there"

[Ponderosa]

Originally Posted by ElleTea

I'm with you. Also annoying when it's raining and someone says "it's a real monsoon out there"

That's a newbie thing. The proper term is "gully washer".

[ElleTea]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

That's a newbie thing. The proper term is "gully washer".

I hear it more from people that don't live here. It's raining hard in New Jersey or something and they say "it's a real monsoon out there"

Gullt washer sounds like a back woods of the deep South thing. I prefer the term "rain" or more accurately "raining dirt" during monsoon season

[Colt AZ]

Originally Posted by ElleTea

I hear it more from people that don't live here. It's raining hard in New Jersey or something and they say "it's a real monsoon out there"

Gullt washer sounds like a back woods of the deep South thing. I prefer the term "rain" or more accurately "raining dirt" during monsoon season

Actually, gully washer's been in the back deserts of deep Arizona for a long time.

And cloudburst. Downpour. Duck drowner.

[kttam186290]

Great Grandmother on my mom's side was from rural Nebraska and she had a saying whenever it would rain really hard:

"Looks like a cow peeing on a flat rock!"

[countchocula]

I don't think how a person refers to the summer weather is really that important nor do I think it dictates whether someone is new or not. I've been here 7 years now and I still use phrases that are apparently "incorrect". BBC has used the phrase "monsoons" and plenty of other people do too. It's not that serious lol. It's just an s, and according to Google it's a correct plural form of the word monsoon. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Regardless, maybe we'll get lucky enough for even a mere storm to come soon with all this high temp weather. I'd love if it could happen within a day or two so I could have a night without loud fireworks scaring the crap out of my dog. Especially at 10-11 pm at night.

[Colt AZ]

Originally Posted by countchocula

I don't think how a person refers to the summer weather is really that important nor do I think it dictates whether someone is new or not. I've been here 7 years now and I still use phrases that are apparently "incorrect". BBC has used the phrase "monsoons" and plenty of other people do too. It's not that serious lol. It's just an s, and according to Google it's a correct plural form of the word monsoon. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Regardless, maybe we'll get lucky enough for even a mere storm to come soon with all this high temp weather. I'd love if it could happen within a day or two so I could have a night without loud fireworks scaring the crap out of my dog. Especially at 10-11 pm at night.

Who knew the BBC was sorely lacking in vocabulary?

[TempeAZnative]

Just likes clockwork the dewpoint is at 55 throughout the day and there are huge atmospheric clouds to the south and the east. Plus the monsoons love to kick off around the 4th of July.