Wet Tucson

A banner monsoon season, so far!:

So far this monsoon season, the Tucson International Airport has seen a total of 5.88 inches of rain, the NWS said.

This month's storms have made this the wettest monsoon through July 25.

The monsoon season officially runs from June 15 to Sept. 30. The July rainfall — 5.71 inches — makes this the fourth-wettest July and the sixth-wettest month on record. An average July during Tucson's monsoon season receives 1.79 inches of rain, the NWS said.

Throughout the past week, the Catalina Foothills area has had 2 to 3 inches of rainfall, the NWS said. Within the past 30 days, the Foothills area has seen 6 to 7 inches of rain. Tucson’s metro area has seen a little over 2 inches of rainfall this week, the NWS said. Areas in the northwest have seen 2 to 3 inches of rainfall while the south side has topped 2 inches.

Tucson temperatures also have broken records. Tucson peaked at 77 degrees Saturday, setting a record for the coolest high temperature for July 24, according to the NWS. The previous record was 79 degrees set in 1912.

Saturday was also the first July day with a high below 80 degrees since 1998, the NWS said. Sunday's temperature was similar to Saturdays with an expected high of 77 and a low of 69.