On 6/23/2017 6:50 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 23 Jun 2017 03:09:38p, jmcquown told us...
>
>> On 6/23/2017 3:48 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Fri 23 Jun 2017 12:31:17p, notbob told us...
>>>
>>>> On 2017-06-23, Wayne Boatwright >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> However, swamp coolers aren't nearly as effective, and during
>>>>> the monsoon season with much higher humidity, they don't do
>>>>> much good at all.
>>>>
>>>> Not sure what the "monsoon season" is, in AZ, but I once lived
>>>> in Chandler during Aug and it was insanely hot AND humid. We
>>>> had a roof mounted "swamp cooler". We'd turn it on during the
>>>> day and by time nightfall came around, the house was livable.
>>>> By morning, the bedsheets would be damp from the humidity and
>>>> the swamp cooler, but at least it was cool when we went to bed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> nb
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> The monsoon season in AZ used to be determined by dewpoint
>>> reading. I've forgotten what readings determined the begining and
>>> ending.
>>>
>>> In the past several years monsoon season has been determined by
>>> begining and ending dates, June 15 thru September 30.
>>>
>>> August would have always been during monsoon.
>>>
>> To me, the word "monsoon" conjurs up almost constant rain, or at
>> least rain every day, for a month or two.
>>
>> When I was a kid my parents were driving us across country. We
>> were going through the Mohave desert. I don't remember what time
>> of year it was but suddenly the sky got pitch black and it poured
>> down rain so hard Dad had to pull off the [then] 2-lane highway.
>> He couldn't see to drive. I remember that clearly. I also
>> clearly remember when the rain stopped there was a huge,
>> *brilliant* rainbow that looked like it stretched for miles.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> In many parts of the world monsoons definitely include constant rain
> and flooding. In AZ it ofen does rain during monsoon, but mmost of
> the time only a matter of hours and certainly not everyday or
> constant days in row. It really has more to do with the winds and
> humidity,
>
Thanks for the explanation. I guess it comes from living in a
semi-tropical climate I interpret monsoon a little differently.

Jill