Category - Climate Review

By John Simpson Just like April 2022, May was warmer than average with no rain anywhere in the region. May is the driest month of the year, and my 12-year average May rainfall is a mere 0...

By John Simpson April 2022 was dry and warm. No rain was recorded in the area for April, and this was the third time this has occurred in the last 11 years at my place. My 11-year Average...

By John Simpson March 2022, just like last month, was cooler and drier than normal, generally. Last month I “bragged” that my rain gauge recorded the most rain in the area for February...

By John Simpson February, 2022, was cooler and dryer than normal. I recorded 0.72” of rain and my 11-year average is 0.88.” The Tucson airport only recorded 0.20” of rain and its 30-year...

By John Simpson The January 2022 climate report by John Simpson. January 2022 was warmer and dryer than normal. I only recorded 0.45” of rain for the month, which is about ½ my 11-year...

By John Simpson Very warm and dry summed up the month of November for southern Arizona. I only recorded 0.01” of rain (almost nothing), which is well below my 11-year November average of 0...

By John Simpson The September 2021 and full monsoon Climate report by John Simpson. September, the last month of the monsoon, typically yields highly variable rainfall in the area as the...

By John Simpson Last month I reported that July 2021 was the wettest month I have recorded since I have been taking records the past 11 years. I also reported that July 2021 was the wettest...