SuperMonsoon Hits the Southwest U.S. and the Northwest Gets a Piece of It.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 03:16:00 UTC

: . . Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events August 16, 2022 SuperMonsoon Hits the Southwest U.S . and the Northwest Gets a Piece of It . There is a good name for it : nbsp a . SuperMonsoon In my previous blogs , I talked about the nature of the Southwest or North American Monsoon , and how water vapor from the Gulf of Mexico swings around a high-pressure area into the Desert Southwest from June to . August As a result , the southwest U.S . is usually MUCH wetter than the Pacific Northwest during . mid-summer The Southwest Monsoon has been particularly active this summer with lots of thunderstorms and an unusual westward and northward penetration of . moisture Take a look at the percent of normal rainfall