RAIN!

[Wheezy]

Is that rain I see in the east valley, or did our senators finally make the baby jesus cry?

Ominous timing, seeing how it's been 115 days without a drop, no?

[benburch]

1. Is 115 days really unusual?

And, having been in the desert right after a rain, I hope you take pictures of the flowers that will spring up, and post them here.

[phantom power]

5. The previous all-time record was 101, set in 2001(?)

[Wheezy]

10. It's a record.

I love the flowers -- just in time for the spring blooms.
Mmmm...that musky smell...

[Fridays Child]

11. We have a winter rainy season...usually.

But, so far, it hasn't appeared. They're calling the dry spell "la nina," the opposite of a rainy "el nino" season. April, May, and June are the driest months. The rest of the year, we normally get some measurable rain, every month. So, 115 days without a drop is a long time.

The flowers you've seen can be spectacular--sometimes, like orange and purple carpets, as far as the eye can see--but a really good showing requires beaucoup winter rain.

[DesertRat]

23. Yes, this is supposed to be the rainy season. n/t

[NanceGreggs]

2. Maybe Mrs. Alito is visiting your fair state ...

[phantom power]

3. I see clouds. They look rain-ish, but I guess we'll see.

If we don't get rain in a few weeks, it seems to me that we stand a good chance of not seeing any until July. Anybody for doubling the previous record?

[Wheezy]

12. Annnnnnnd....

...the sun's back.

I have a puddle. :D :D

[phantom power]

16. Blue sky over Tempe.

I wonder if it was enough to "measure?" The definition seems to hinge on "measureable" rainfall.

[Wheezy]

18. dunno. my widdle puddle on the back patio is almost dried up now. :(

[azmouse]

19. Measurable at the airport. Anywhere else doesn't count.

It's unbelievable how dry it's been!

[laruemtt]

4. congratulations! i'd take it`

as a good sign. that's a third of a year without any rain??!! yikes!

[Wheezy]

20. thank you!

usually we get an inch or three in Dec/Jan. We need it.

[stevedeshazer]

6. Please, take some of ours.

Sincerely,

Oregon

http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?ID=RTX®ion=a1&lat=45.54916763&lon=-122.40110779&label=Portland%2dtroutdale%2c%20OR

[txaslftist]

8. Send some to West Texas.

[Wheezy]

13. if we could only

work together on this, and follow the example of our fair leaders.
:yoiks:

[Warpy]

7. Send some downwind to New Mexico

I've been stuck in Florida for nearly a month and it's dry here, but folks back home have told me that NM has gotten NOTHING since I've been away.

[azmouse]

9. It's only 105 days. :-)

We set a new record last Saturday! I don't think there was any rain in the valley today. I'll be surprised if we see any rain until the monsoon this summer. And even then, I don't think much rain will fall.

[Wheezy]

15. You

are SO RIGHT! I thought the record reached on Friday was 110, so I added to that. But it was 101.
I must be dyslexic. Ho on!

[Sal316]

14. I work at Greenfield and the 202

We got, like, 7 drops.

:-(

[Wheezy]

17. we had about 10, and then

a steady, light drip for about 5 minutes.

Just enough to make everything absolutely filthy.

(I'm near 60 and Crismon, East Mesa)

[JorgeTheGood]

21. Rain

The 101 record is for the airport.

Given the size of the valley, chances are, there are areas in metro PHX where the record is much higher than 101.

You know how that works ... raining at the airport and dry as in bone in Avondale and East Mesa and of course, vice versa.

[MountainMama]

22. Rain

At least you got a few drops. I live in west Mesa and work in Tempe and nothing....

I've lived here now for about 2.5 years and I really miss weather. :evilgrin: