By John Simpson WOW! Perhaps “wow” is all I need to say to describe what we witnessed weatherwise this past July 2021. Let’s dive right into the data. I recorded an incredible 10.43” of...
Category - Climate Review
June 2023 Climate Report
The key takeaway from this June was below average temperatures and essentially no rainfall. This is the first June with below...
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September 2022 and Full Monsoon Climate Report
Rainfall for September was generally average for the Vail area. I recorded 1.67” of rain, which is about ¼” below my 12-year...
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August 2022 Climate Report
By John Simpson Rainfall for August was generally above average for most of Vail. Rainfall varied greatly, as usual, from a low...
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June 2022 Climate Report
Monsoon moisture moved in very early this year. In fact, if the National Weather Service were using the “old” method of...
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The June 2021 Climate Report
By John Simpson June 2021 was the hottest June and calendar month on record at the Tucson Airport. That’s right, June 2021 was the hottest month since records began. The average high...
The May 2021 Climate report
By John Simpson May is typically the driest month of the year and 2021 was no exception. The entire Vail and Tucson area received 0 to just a trace of rain for the month, with just a couple...
April 2021 Climate Report
By John Simpson The April 2021 Climate report by John Simpson. April is typically a dry month and only one day, April 27th, yielded rain for the area in April 2021. From that one day, I...
March 2021 Climate Report
By John Simpson March was actually wetter than February, but still somewhat below average in rainfall. I recorded 0.39” of rain (and melted snow) and my 10-year average is 0.47.” The Tucson...
February 2021 Climate Report
By John Simpson February 2021 was very dry in the region. The Tucson Airport recorded no rain for the month, which is only the 4th time that has occurred since records began in the 1880s...
Climate Review for March 2021
By John Simpson The first month of the new year was warmer than normal temperature wise and about normal precipitation wise. The Tucson airport was exactly three degrees warmer than average...
Climate Review: December 2020 and Year End Climate...
By John Simpson December was warmer and drier than average to top off 2020; 2020 ended up being the driest year and second warmest in Tucson history. The Tucson airport only received 0.25”...
Climate Review – November 2020
By John Simpson Warm and dry summed up November just like much of the year. This was also my opening line from last month as well. The Tucson airport reported the 4th warmest November since...
Climate Review: December 2020
By John Simpson Hot and dry summed up October, just like much of the year. No big surprise, right? The Tucson airport recorded its 5th hottest October since the 1880s, and with only a trace...