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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.
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]
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.
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 ...
The North American monsoon is known to many as the Summer, Southwest, Mexican or Arizona monsoon. [ 47 ] [ 48 ] It is also sometimes called the Desert monsoon as a large part of the affected area are the Mojave and Sonoran deserts .
The season typically peaks around Sept. 10, but that leaves 12 weeks to go until it ends Dec. 1. What happens next? ... record warm or very warm water and an active monsoon season – appeared to ...
The wet season (sometimes called the rainy season or monsoon season) is the time of year when most of a region's average annual rainfall occurs. [1] Generally, the season lasts at least one month. [2] The term green season is also sometimes used as a euphemism by tourist authorities. [3]
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 ...