Recorded 8/16//2024
Aired 8/20/2024
Now that we are over halfway through the 2024 monsoon season, this month’s Southwest Climate Podcast hosts Zack Guido and Mike Crimmins don their chef hats and lay out the main ingredients of the monsoon. They give a recap of recent rain events, answer the question of whether or not the characteristics of convective storm dynamics have changed, and offer their thoughts on what is on the horizon for September. Great timing as 8/31 is your last chance to join in the Southwest Monsoon Fantasy Forecasts game this year!
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Southwest U.S. Summer Monsoon Season Precipitation Mapping
"Observed humidity trends in dry regions contradict climate models"
NWS - Climate Prediction Center: Outlooks
Southwest Monsoon Fantasy Forecasts Game
AZ Central “Why is the monsoon so unpredictable? It takes a lot to make a good thunderstorm”