A Blustery Day
Watching football this cool evening. In the meantime, enjoy this photo I took from the RV Drive this afternoon.
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Archive for Climate
A Desert Graveyard
Desert Graveyards, because of the arid climate, seldom resemble the lawn-covered ones elsewhere. This is the graveyard in Congress, Arizona where there are many very old graves. It was interesting visiting this place today as we ventured off the pavement. Next time, there is a ghost town near this place we want to visit. Click on the thumbnail image to view the full-sized panorama.
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Lightning and Thunder
Over the past several days, monsoon season has been in full swing in Arizona and other areas. We listen to a local radio station where the National Weather Service has the capability to override regular programming with NWS warnings. They have interrupted a couple of times today with alerts for severe thunderstorms in Maricopa and Pinal counties.
Image - Lightning over the desert
Verna and I were out walking Cabela a few minutes ago when we observed a four-engine jet airliner flying above us (VERY unusual). Since the plane flew overhead eastbound and then turned to a southeast heading toward Phoenix, I can only guess that the crew diverted to this area to avoid the severe storms in progress in west-central Maricopa county and were proceeding toward Phoenix Sky Harbor.
We haven’t seen lightning shows as awesome as those depicted above, but the past several days and evenings have put on a pretty good show of lightning flashes and rolling thunder. We have had a little rain including a steady downpour for a half hour or so two or three evenings ago.
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In the Good Old Summertime
We get monsoons - sometimes at sunset. 
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Fiery Sunset
Quite often, during monsoon season, we enjoy colorful red sunsets like this one. Notice the virga falling just below and to the left of the center. Click on the image to enlarge.
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Sun Rays Shining Through the Clouds
This is the time of year in central Arizona when the cumulus clouds form in the afternoons. Yesterday, we had a little rain and we heard thunder and saw lightning. That could yet happen this evening. I was out in the yard and spotted this nice cloudscape. Click on the image to enlarge.
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Monsooner Or Later
Occasionally, these nice puffy cumulus clouds will band together to form thunderstorms. We’re in monsoon season from now until September. Sooner or later, we will get lightning, thunder and a gully-washer cloudburst. Our first storm of the season here was on July 3rd. We kind of like ‘em despite the increased humidity. Click on the image to enlarge.
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