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Monsoon storms typically form when an area of high pressure draws moisture up from the Baja Peninsula and other parts of Mexico and then the wind turns to blow from the south, pushing that ...
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Today is the official start of monsoon throughout the southwestern U.S. and it will continue through Sept. 30. Hot temperatures are normal during the month of June. Monsoon 2022 begins today [Video]
Summer monsoon rain over eastern New Mexico. The North American monsoon, variously known as the Southwest monsoon, the Mexican monsoon, the New Mexican monsoon, or the Arizona monsoon [1] is a term for a pattern of pronounced increase in thunderstorms and rainfall over large areas of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
A monsoon (/ m ɒ n ˈ s uː n /) is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation [1] but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscillation of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) between its limits to the north and south of the equator.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Olga formed within a monsoon trough south of Sumba [74] [75] on 4 April. Tropical Cyclone Paul formed 5 days later over the Louisiade Archipelago. [76] Tropical Low 12U formed on 12 April and remained traceable. [77] Off-season Tropical Low 16U formed on 4 May and ended the season. [78]
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The Northern Plains' climate is semi-arid and is prone to drought, annually receiving between 16 and 32 inches (410 and 810 mm) of precipitation, and average annual snowfall ranging between 15 and 30 inches (380 and 760 mm), with the greatest snowfall amounts occurring in the Texas panhandle and areas near the border with New Mexico.