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31j20b3

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3. My understanding for this Monsoon season in the Southwest is above average rain

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 01:26 PM

Yesterday

that season started June 15th and it will go thru Labor Day.

With luck that will help the Colorado basin. While the traditional 'core' of the SW Monsoon season isn't north enough to help, the extension of the seasonal rains does include Colorado, and Utah. So with some luck, there will be good water flow into the watersheds that serve Lake Powell

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My understanding for this Monsoon season in the Southwest is above average rain 31j20b3 Yesterday #3

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