August 2026 SW Climate Podcast - All Things Monsoon & Bananas El Niño

Recorded 08/13/2026, Aired 08/14/2026 Hosts Zack Guido and Mike Crimmins get out their mood rings in this month’s Southwest Climate Podcast to share their frustration and disappointment in the monsoon so far. They do a deep dive into the characteristics of the monsoon including: the late onset, spatial pattern and population density bias (at least in sentiment).  Will the east Pacific fire up a few tropical systems as far as where the monsoon goes from here? They save time at the end on the bananas El Niño which is unprecedented already and is sure to bring an interesting fall to winter seasonal pattern.     Mentions: RainLog UA WRF Weather Forecast Discussions University of Arizona's Weather Research and Forecasting Model (UA WRF) Southwest U.S. Summer Monsoon Season Precipitation Mapping Tucson.com "Did global helium crisis ground Tucson weather balloon flights?" Southwest Monsoon Fantasy Forecasts NOAA Climate Prediction Center - RONI The Climate Brink - ENSO Dashboard Dr. Daniel Swain's Weather West channel Super El Niño Drives an August Weather Shift as Fall and Winter Signals Strengthen ECMWF Seasonal Forecast