August 2021 Southwest Climate Podcast - 2021 - A Generational Monsoon?

In the August 2021 edition of the CLIMAS Southwest Climate Podcast, Mike Crimmins and Zack Guido sit down to discuss the "monsoon that comes to you" (i.e. it's just about everywhere, and it just keeps coming!).  They discuss the (record) July for some areas, as well as the well above average conditions around much of the region. They also deconstruct the elements that are feeding into this persistent monsoon rainfall and take a deep dive into a few of the events that have contributed to impressive totals.  They wrap up with a discussion of outlooks for the rest of the season, whether any stations might hit record monsoon totals (Tucson is definitely in the running), and what this has meant for the monsoon fantasy game (suffice to say, the guesses for July did not anticipate the record wet conditions). Resources Discussed: https://cals.arizona.edu/climate/misc/SWMonsoonMaps/current/swus_monsoon.html https://www.weather.gov/psr/StormReportfor2126July2021 https://monsoon.environment.arizona.edu/ https://rainlog.org/map https://monsoonfantasy.arizona.edu/home