From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Monday, June 16th 2008 at 6:14
MONSOON IS HERE...REALLY
This is the first summer thunderstorm season in Arizona that's being defined by a specific date, rather than current weather conditions. The only problem is, there's no rain yet.
Beginning this year, the National Weather Service is designating the monsoon season between the dates of June 15th and September 30th. It says the change was needed to make residents more aware of the possibility of severe thunderstorms and be prepared.
In the past, the official start of the monsoon was related to dewpoints and then the start date was retroactive to three days prior to the designated dewpoint, which was different in Tucson than it was in Phoenix. Sure, that was confusing, but at least you had the rain.
You can track the monsoon progress here.
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