Monsoon leaves with a whimper
Thu, 10/01/2009 - 00:55
Changing leaves signal the beginning of autumn and the end of the monsoon.
(Ed Honda•Herald/Review)
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SIERRA VISTA — This year’s monsoon was the 11th driest in the 114 years records have been kept, a National Weather Service meteorologist said.
With 4.63 inches of rain in Sierra Vista saw from June 15, the start of the monsoon, through Tuesday, it is an indicator that almost all of Cochise County is below average in precipitation, Ken Drozd said Wednesday.
Generally, the summer rains bring about 8.5 inches of precipitation to the Sierra Vista area, which accounts for more than half of the average yearly rainfall, the meteorologist said.
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Since I moved here to escape incessant rainfall, I am very NOT disappointed.
Yeah yeah, I know, we need the water and all the reasons why. Let me revel in
my sunshine a little longer first please.
Yes, the monsoon season this year was pretty disappointing.