The monsoon rains are probably normally exaggerated. However, there
are some years where three times the yearly rainfall occurs in a three
month window. It also not uncommon to completely miss monsoon season.
On Feb 9, 2008, at 7:03 AM, "slurryguy" <slurryguy@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ahhhh, so the Monsoon season might be a myth.
>
> No worries. Do all the prep work and keep those tarps ready to
> deploy. When the forecast calls for rain, jump into action like a
> grounds crew at a baseball game. Make sure you have your anchor
> rocks ready to go. If you are deploying the tarps at the last
> minute, the approaching storm may produce some wind that will make
> your life difficult if you aren't fully prepared.
>
>
>
> --- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "Neal Chabot" <sire@...> wrote:
>>
>> Hey SG, you get an "A" for originality but I haven't the foggiest
> idea of what you could possibly thinking of. The rainfall patterns
> in the U.S. are tremendously variable depending on location, and I
> can't think of anywhere that gets all its rain in a few weeks.
>>
>> What follows are the inches of rainfall by month where I live
> (Albuquerque) and in Phoenix (both of whom are said to have
> a "monsoon" pattern:
>>
>> ABQ Phoenix
>> Jan .4 .7
>> Feb .5 .7
>> Mar .5 .9
>> Apr .5 .3
>> May .5 .1
>> Jun .5 .1
>> Jul .6 .8
>> Aug 1.4 1.0
>> Sep 1.0 .9
>> Oct 1.0 .7
>> Nov .4 .7
>> Dec .5 1.0
>>
>> Neal
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: slurryguy
>> To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 7:09 AM
>> Subject: [papercreters] Desert Construction Water -was- Re:
> Website
>>
>>
>> My understanding about annual weather patterns in that part of
> the
>> country is that most of the rain occurs in one big annual
> onslaught
>> for a week or two.
>> <snip>
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