Showing posts with label Weather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weather. Show all posts
Thursday, July 15, 2010
What Do You Do When It's 124 Outside?
You go for a walk! We went for a walk around our community lake (big pond). Ok, it was only 122 when we went for the walk. IT WAS HOT!! We got halfway around the lake when Mackenzie and I started to feel a little ill--go figure.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Our Weather--- Monsoons and HEAT-No it is NOT A Dry Heat!!
I never knew what a monsoon was till I moved here. I came from WA where it rains and rains and rains. So when they started talking about rain in the desert I laughed--I was wrong.. Here is an explaination from our local paper regading the monsoons that are due to start soon. We are hit and miss in this area and though we have had damage and problems, we generally don't get hit as hard as other areas.
KINGMAN — Monsoons bring much needed moisture to an arid Southwest every summer, but they can cause deadly flooding in Mohave County.Monsoon comes from the Arabic word “mausim,” which means season. The word monsoon actually means the shift in the wind direction, not the precipitation it brings.
Mohave County gets precipitation in two forms. Winter storms from the Pacific Ocean bring rain and snow to the county. The summer monsoon season brings lightning, thunderstorms, strong winds, torrential but brief rains and flash flooding. Tornados and hurricanes are rare in Arizona, but both have occurred in the state’s recorded history.During a flash flood, residents should get to higher ground and stay away from flood-prone areas. Do not cross flowing streams. Six inches of fast flowing water is all it takes to sweep someone off their feet. Flooded roads can have hidden damage. Never drive through floodwaters or a flooded road. Water two feet deep can sweep away most cars, according to the county flood control division.
During the summer months, a high pressure cell forms over the Four Corners area of Arizona and New Mexico. The intense heating of the desert also creates rising air and surface low pressure, according to the Las Vegas National Weather Service.Both phenomenons brings a shift of the wind pattern, bringing moist air in a south or southeasterly direction rather than the drier westerly flow that occurs in the rest of the year.
The winds bring moisture up into Arizona, mostly from the Gulf of California and even from the Gulf of Mexico. When the moisture encounters higher elevations, it builds up massive thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall, hail and gusty winds.In Mohave County, the monsoon pattern is more hit and miss compared to Phoenix, Tucson and the southeast section of the state where the monsoon pattern is more consistent on a daily basis. Thunderstorms will hit Mohave County for several days, with several days of a drying out period.
Monsoon storms normally start in July and last until earlier September. Any year can be a bad monsoon season, but it is rare not to have a monsoon season. The last several years in this county have brought normal monsoon storms.Bullheads City’s average monthly rainfall for July is about 0.38 inches, 0.70 inches in August and 0.45 inches in September. The average annual rainfall for Bullhead City is about 7 inches.
An average monsoon thunderstorm also can generate wind gusts from 30 mph to 40 mph, with severe storms creating gusts 60 mph to 80 mph. Although no documented data exists for Mohave County, wind gusts more than 100 mph can occur in severe thunderstorms.
Here is the local forcast for our temps.
Monday
High: 117°
Low: 86°
Tuesday
High: 115°
Low: 86°
Wednesday
High: 116°
Low: 87°
Thursday
High: 114°
Low: 85°
Friday
High: 112°
Low: 84°
I am already looking forward to the winter so we can go outside and enjoy some of the things that folks normally due in the summer.
KINGMAN — Monsoons bring much needed moisture to an arid Southwest every summer, but they can cause deadly flooding in Mohave County.Monsoon comes from the Arabic word “mausim,” which means season. The word monsoon actually means the shift in the wind direction, not the precipitation it brings.
Mohave County gets precipitation in two forms. Winter storms from the Pacific Ocean bring rain and snow to the county. The summer monsoon season brings lightning, thunderstorms, strong winds, torrential but brief rains and flash flooding. Tornados and hurricanes are rare in Arizona, but both have occurred in the state’s recorded history.During a flash flood, residents should get to higher ground and stay away from flood-prone areas. Do not cross flowing streams. Six inches of fast flowing water is all it takes to sweep someone off their feet. Flooded roads can have hidden damage. Never drive through floodwaters or a flooded road. Water two feet deep can sweep away most cars, according to the county flood control division.
During the summer months, a high pressure cell forms over the Four Corners area of Arizona and New Mexico. The intense heating of the desert also creates rising air and surface low pressure, according to the Las Vegas National Weather Service.Both phenomenons brings a shift of the wind pattern, bringing moist air in a south or southeasterly direction rather than the drier westerly flow that occurs in the rest of the year.
The winds bring moisture up into Arizona, mostly from the Gulf of California and even from the Gulf of Mexico. When the moisture encounters higher elevations, it builds up massive thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall, hail and gusty winds.In Mohave County, the monsoon pattern is more hit and miss compared to Phoenix, Tucson and the southeast section of the state where the monsoon pattern is more consistent on a daily basis. Thunderstorms will hit Mohave County for several days, with several days of a drying out period.
Monsoon storms normally start in July and last until earlier September. Any year can be a bad monsoon season, but it is rare not to have a monsoon season. The last several years in this county have brought normal monsoon storms.Bullheads City’s average monthly rainfall for July is about 0.38 inches, 0.70 inches in August and 0.45 inches in September. The average annual rainfall for Bullhead City is about 7 inches.
An average monsoon thunderstorm also can generate wind gusts from 30 mph to 40 mph, with severe storms creating gusts 60 mph to 80 mph. Although no documented data exists for Mohave County, wind gusts more than 100 mph can occur in severe thunderstorms.
Here is the local forcast for our temps.
Monday
High: 117°
Low: 86°
Tuesday
High: 115°
Low: 86°
Wednesday
High: 116°
Low: 87°
Thursday
High: 114°
Low: 85°
Friday
High: 112°
Low: 84°
I am already looking forward to the winter so we can go outside and enjoy some of the things that folks normally due in the summer.
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