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Looking for easy answers about what's happening to our monsoon season? Good luck, says University of Arizona climatologist Mike Crimmins.
Tucson's monsoon season spans June 15 through Sept. 30. So far it has been a lot drier than usual across the much of the Metro area.
Both the seasonal monsoons and winter storms that have been so sparse this year are critical for groundwater recharge in the Tucson basin, but the winter precipitation contributes most to yearly recharge, says Wally Wilson, chief hydrologist for Tucson Water.
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