Monsoon!

This part of Arizona does not get much rain throughout the year (under an inch for the most part) and the weather is scorchingly dry! However, from about mid June to late July the monsoon season starts and it lasts through August, causing flash floods.

The rain drops are so very big around here, that when they hit your bare skin, they almost hurt!!! Rain has another unique feature around here: Often when you look ahead, say when you are driving, you can see a cylinder or a giant hour glass, which is the only area that rain is pouring, and it is pouring really hard! It is crazy. It is as if cut open a hole in the clouds and gallons of water are being dumped.

Last but not least, the thunderstorms at nights during this season are just magnificent. They are the best kind of fireworks anyone can ask for.