July 2025 SW Climate Podcast - The (Unusual) Monsoon Edition

Recorded 07/23/2025, Aired 07/24/2025 Hosts Zack Guido and Mike Crimmins in this month’s Southwest Climate Podcast focus on the current unusual monsoon for the entire episode.  All the ingredients are there - but it is not your typical season.  They cover the southwesterly flow, what the heck is going on with the four corners high, and the low that’s been sitting off the coast of California.  They dive into a recent rain event that was attributed to a Mesoscale Convective Vortex (MCV) and how the monsoon has done so far across Arizona and New Mexico which is a tale of 2 states.  Lastly, hear how the hosts are doing on their predictions for the Southwest Monsoon Fantasy Forecasts game.   You can still play if you haven’t signed up yet.  August Predictions for the Southwest Monsoon Fantasy Forecast game are due next Thursday 7/31 before midnight - See if you can beat Mike this next month!   Mentions: NWS - Tucson: Dewpoint Tracker Southwest U.S. Summer Monsoon Season Precipitation Mapping NWS - Climate Prediction Center: Outlooks North American Multi-Model Ensemble (NMME): August Precipitation TropicalTidbits: GFS Model