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Monsoon
Onset of southwest monsoon as depicted by the CIRA advected LPW product
by Dan Bikos on July 11th, 2017
Between the first and second week of July, moisture associated with the southwest monsoon surged into the Mojave dessert. Prior to the arrival of this airmass, very hot temperatures and low dewpoint temperatures existed throughout the southwest. After the arrival of this airmass, temperatures were not quite as high, and dewpoint temperatures were considerably higher. Continue Reading
Flash Flood Season in the Rocky Mountain West – Just a Reminder
by on July 28th, 2008
Jeff Braun This is just a brief reminder that it is monsoon/(FLASH) flood season here in Colorado and the rest of the Rocky Mountain West and adjacent High Plains. While this region is no stranger to flooding conditions…particularly in the late spring and early summer when combined severe weather threats often aggravate the ongoing snow Continue Reading
(Courtesy NOAA/NWS – July 15, 2008) Jeff Braun Strong heating over the elevated (Mexican Plateau) desert southwest CONUS causes an area of low pressure to form known as a thermal low. Since the air pressure is relatively higher over the nearly adjacent ocean areas (Gulf of California and the Tropical Pacific) to the south and west, air flow (from high Continue Reading
