Thursday, September 13, 2007

Disgruntled Valley Of The Sun

Life is not fair:
Arizona's monsoon wheezed out of existence this week, leaving behind less than an inch of rain amid a streak of sweltering temperatures.

The National Weather Service declared the monsoon over officially as of Tuesday, not even two full months after the season began July 19. Total rainfall at Sky Harbor International Airport was just 0.67 of an inch, the driest monsoon in 14 years and the eighth driest on record.

Some parts of the Valley received significantly more rain, attesting to the spottiness of summer thunderstorms. Several stations in the southeast and northeast Valley measured more than 3 inches.

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