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Will Arizona see rain anytime soon? Don’t hold your breath, forecasters say
« on: January 17, 2025, 08:18:17 pm »
Will Arizona see rain anytime soon? Don’t hold your breath, forecasters say

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By Royal Norman and Jason Sillman
Jan. 16, 2025

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — You may have noticed that Arizona is currently facing a growing drought, a situation that many residents are aware of.

Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport hasn’t received measurable rain since August 22, and the snowpack in the mountains is nearly nonexistent. The only snow you might see is man-made, primarily for skiing and other outdoor activities.



Data from the Climate Prediction Center shows that most of the southwest, including Arizona, will see much drier conditions than year's past.(azfamily)
Recently, the Climate Prediction Center released its latest 30-day outlook for February, indicating that Arizona is in a region likely to receive below-average precipitation. Additionally, the new 90-day outlook from February to April 2025 also suggests less-than-average rainfall for the state.

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Re: Will Arizona see rain anytime soon? Don’t hold your breath, forecasters say
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2025, 08:27:55 pm »
....hmmm.....  My SIL lives in AZ and is on a community well.  I haven't talked to her in awhile, but that area is growing and they were concerned about availability of water.  I'm sure the drought isn't helping matters.
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Re: Will Arizona see rain anytime soon? Don’t hold your breath, forecasters say
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2025, 08:46:09 pm »
Water has always been an issue there. When I lived in AZ, developers were building entire neighborhoods in the desert with no access to water. Urban sprawl was outpacing infrastructure. The developers promised to lay water lines while residents had to depend on unreliable water truck deliveries for all their water. It was still going on at the time I went to Israel. Builders/Developers were being sued. Do not know how it ended, but I doubt the developers ever laid permanent water lines to these satellite communities. Maybe, I don't know.

Funny story is, they were building these homes on undeveloped sort of 'raw' land in the desert. It was not uncommon for the home owners to discover that their home was built on a migratory breeding site for some snake or scorpion. Over time they would discover hundreds or even thousands of scorpions and snakes (imagine the horror) returning to the place they had massed for one reason or another for thousands of years. And they refused to leave. For them, it was an instinctual drive.
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Re: Will Arizona see rain anytime soon? Don’t hold your breath, forecasters say
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2025, 09:13:59 pm »
There  is so much building going on around where I live in FL that the utility expansion projects (water lines/pipes) won't be completed until 2027 which leaves some homes without water during the dry season.  As we rapidly grow obviously it's putting a strain on the water supply.  Watering restrictions have remained in place even during the rainy season and even if we are well above the norms.

Our water bills are ridiculous and will increase by another 11% per year through 2027 (sigh).


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Re: Will Arizona see rain anytime soon? Don’t hold your breath, forecasters say
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2025, 09:15:38 pm »
La Nina was supposed to make a drier than normal year.
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Re: Will Arizona see rain anytime soon? Don’t hold your breath, forecasters say
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2025, 09:30:04 pm »
Had a little rain the last couple of days.  Very cloudy up the watershed (to the northeast).
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Re: Will Arizona see rain anytime soon? Don’t hold your breath, forecasters say
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2025, 10:50:19 pm »
Quote from: HikerGuy83 on January 29, 2025, 09:30:04 pm
Had a little rain the last couple of days.  Very cloudy up the watershed (to the northeast).

It spit some up here yesterday.
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Re: Will Arizona see rain anytime soon? Don’t hold your breath, forecasters say
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2025, 11:04:10 pm »
It's a desert!
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