After all that rain we have had in the last couple of month's, the weather has become somewhat benign. Temperatures were in the low 80's today with an occasional wispy cirrus cloud passing overhead. I would have liked to see the warmth of spring come just a little later this year.
Having all this rain and so much at one time is a novelty for us desert dwellers. To the right is a map of our yearly rainfall totals beginning in 2006. As you can see, we seem to have rain early on, and now until the Monsoon season we basically flat line. It is not unusual to show no significant amounts of precipitation for long stretches.
What is interesting, our official Phoenix rain gauge at Sky harbor International airport, has not received more than eight inches in the same span. I'am sure that orographics, and a slight elevation difference has some effect upon our rainfall totals. Maybe because our home is farther north by almost 15 miles from city center plays a role.
Have a wonderful day everyone!
Rick Delaney
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