June 2026 SW Climate Podcast - Happy Monsoon Everyone!

Recorded 06/17/2026, Aired 06/18/2026 Hosts Zack Guido and Mike Crimmins kick off the 2026 Monsoon in this month’s episode of the Southwest Climate Podcast.  The timing couldn’t have been better for a rainy official start date this past Monday.  They discuss the precipitation event and whether or not it was truly monsoonal.  This sets up the discussion for the upcoming monsoon forecast and how a ‘Super’ El Niño might make for an active, yet non-typical monsoon setup.  Lots of resources shared so that you can be ready to play the Monsoon Fantasy Forecast Game which starts at the end of this month - sign up today!     Mentions: The University of Arizona Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences cloud camera NOAA Climate Prediction Center: Outlooks North American Multi-Model Ensemble (NMME) IRI Seasonal Climate Forecasts NOAA 2026 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season Outlook NOAA Climate Prediction Center: ENSO NOAA - Physical Sciences Laboratory: Multivariate ENSO Index SW US Monsoon Precipitation Mapping - Past Seasons Tropical Tidbits: Forecast Models