Monsoon 2023

Pat Sajak's Wheel Of Fortune Replacement Already Found? It's An Awful Choice PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - Arizona’s Family is airing a half-hour special that informs you on everything you need to know about this summer storm season as well as what you need to keep you and your family safe. The Monsoon officially begins on June 15th and runs until September 30th. The definition of the season by date began in June 2008. The goal of the National Weather Service was to define the season much like the hurricane season. Before then, the start of the season was declared after three consecutive days with a dew point of 55 degrees or higher. That meant there was enough moisture in the atmosphere as well as daytime heating to fuel monsoon storms. What exactly is the North American Monsoon? Believe it or not, it’s the most regularly occurring weather pattern in the world-right behind the 4 seasons. The word “Monsoon,” plain and simple, means a seasonal wind shift. Our normal weather pattern here in our desert climate is a west-to-east dry airflow, also known as the “Westerlies.” But in our summer months, as our temperatures soar and the landmass heats up, high pressure sets up or “shifts” near the 4 corners region. The clockwise circulation around that high imports moisture up from the south. Tapping humidity from the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of California and even moisture from the Pacific Ocean. This provides plenty of fuel for our towering thunderstorms. © Provided by Arizona's Family Mo...

Wochit The National Weather Service predicts that most of Arizona is going to have below normal precipitation Far western areas of the state such as Kingman and Yuma have equal chances for above, near, or below normal precipitation. "For the monsoon season, above normal temperatures are favored this summer with a slight tilt toward slightly below normal precipitation," said Isaac Smith, National Weather Service Phoenix meteorologist. This is an abrupt change from the past two years of wet monsoons that brought record-breaking rain to the state. The monsoon in 2022 tied for the seventh wettest July-September on record with an average rain of 2.23 inches in Phoenix. The As we approach the standard Arizona monsoon season start date on June 15, conditions may look slightly different from years past, especially regarding the current conditions of the state heading into the season of thunderstorms and flooding. "We've been in a pretty cool pattern so far so it's possible we could see a slight delay in the start of the monsoon season," Smith said. Earlier this year, the state experienced an extremely wet winter, which considerably reduced drought coverage with only the far western side of the state ranking in with abnormally dry conditions. The monsoon usually brings in about half of Arizona's annual rainfall, which replenishes water sources and lowers summer temperatures. Wildfire concerns Since drought conditions are mostly inapplicable throughout the state currently, the lack ...