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Monsoon variability from one summer to the next is substantial, and exceeds the normal monsoon seasonal precipitation at most locations. For example, the normal monsoon precipitation at Tucson, Arizona is 6.06 inches (154 mm). The driest monsoon season measured 1.59 inches (40 mm), and the wettest measured 13.84 inches (352 mm). [13]
Phoenix has a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh), [1] [2] typical of the Sonoran Desert, and is the largest city in America in this climatic zone. [3] Phoenix has long, extremely hot summers and short, mild winters. The city is within one of the world's sunniest regions, with its sunshine duration comparable to the Sahara region.
After a summer of extreme heat, Arizona’s most populous city is in the record books again. This time Phoenix is notching a record for dry heat. The National Weather Service said Sunday that the ...
Incoming monsoon clouds over Phoenix, Arizona Three-second video of a lightning strike within a thunderstorm over Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park The North American monsoon ( NAM ) occurs from late June or early July into September, originating over Mexico and spreading into the southwest United States by mid-July.
Following the driest monsoon season on record in 2020, one of the wettest monsoons on record across the Southwest occurred in 2021. 'Normal to above normal rain' expected for Arizona monsoon ...
The annual North American monsoon, which officially runs from June 15 to Sept. 30, is a notable weather phenomenon for the southwestern United States in any year. But this year, in particular, has ...
In years when hurricanes approach Arizona, eastern and northern portions of the state receive on average 6–8% of the monsoon-season precipitation from tropical systems and their remnants. This percentage rises towards the southwestern corner of the state, which can receive up to a quarter of its monsoon-season rainfall from tropical cyclones. [4]
Between Sept. 23 and Oct. 14, Phoenix set daily record high temperatures for 21 consecutive days. This is more than any other location since Burlington, Iowa, set record highs for 14 days during ...