Gray clouds appear over Catalina, then leave

You have to work with what you have.  Imagine a day without crime, or an exploding balloon,  traffic accident, tax folderol, etc.,  and the television news for that day is cancelled, not worthy of air time, maybe replaced with one of our favorite PBS programs, like, “The Desert Speaks”? Had a nice lenticular a couple… Continue reading Gray clouds appear over Catalina, then leave

Looking back; your updated Catalina water year and summer rainfall graphs

Let’s face it, for most of the people living in Arizona, their best years are in the rear view mirror,  as are mine  which were probably about 50 years ago…  Following that thought, let us not look ahead to further declines, but rather look back at the last water year for Catalina, ending this past… Continue reading Looking back; your updated Catalina water year and summer rainfall graphs

Eruption! CDO ran big last night (updated with golf balls shown in the wash))

This just in Just back from a horsey ride with Zeus the horse.  Rode into the CDO to see the surprising view that it had run bank-to-bank last night after that mighty cell passed by along the foothills.  In the wash, were golf ball-sized golf balls scattered throughout the wash, indicating that it hit the… Continue reading Eruption! CDO ran big last night (updated with golf balls shown in the wash))

Evening thunderstorms roll across Catalina with apocalyptic cloud scenes

Some apocalyptic cloud scenes can be Cumulus that explode suddenly into Cumulonimbus,  and Cumulonimbus clouds with their foreboding (unless you live in a desert)  rain shafts,  and their predecessor shelf clouds like “swirly dark Stratocumulus”, and arcus clouds, the latter, a lower line of clouds just above and a little behind the wind shift at… Continue reading Evening thunderstorms roll across Catalina with apocalyptic cloud scenes

Forgetting about our mud for a moment; thinking of the danger to others as seen in future weather maps

Have had 1.75 inches here in the Heights last few days.  Horsies are tromping around in significant mud. But, to resume a theme about others from the prior entry, those in California, they’d better be paying close attention to the weather a week and more out.  In this weather watcher’s opinion, which should count for… Continue reading Forgetting about our mud for a moment; thinking of the danger to others as seen in future weather maps

Raining in puddle just ahead, but not on car; also, a horse picture

This was amazing.  I approach one of the puddles on Equestrian Trail.  I see that its raining HARD in the puddle.  I am only 20 feet from it, but its not raining on my car!  Here’s what that scene looked like: How could this be?  Of course, we’ve all seen heavy rain on the road… Continue reading Raining in puddle just ahead, but not on car; also, a horse picture

Loud May rain totals 0.47 inches in Sutherland Heights, Catalina

After last evening’s surprisingly heavy rain, we have now met our average for May for Catalina, having received 0.47 inches of rain over the past 24 h, some 0.36 inches during some house-shaking thunderclaps last evening. Below are the 24 h local totals, ending at 4 AM today from the Pima County ALERT gauges rolling… Continue reading Loud May rain totals 0.47 inches in Sutherland Heights, Catalina

4.63 inches; enhancing our historic storm due to “further review”

First, a tedious note about the Big One of two days ago. While the Davis Vantage Pro 2 tipping bucket gauge registered a whopping 4.18 inches, a smaller plastic gauge from CoCoRahs here had 4.63 inches, after subtracting some rain (half an inch) I forgot to dump due to a brain cramp.  A neighbor a… Continue reading 4.63 inches; enhancing our historic storm due to “further review”

Much adieu about nothing (i.e., no rain)

There are a lot of photos here of yesterday’s clouds, considering it was a day with no rain.  Oh, well, pretty normal for a cloud-centric person where the least cloud minutiae is somehow “interesting.”                                          … Continue reading Much adieu about nothing (i.e., no rain)

Traced yesterday, BTW

I wonder if you caught it?  Fell between 8:10 and 8:12 AM.  Very isolated, and pretty small drops.  If you weren’t driving in it, or outside, you would never have known this happened.  But observing and reporting events like this is what makes us who we are, you reader of CM.  We take pride in… Continue reading Traced yesterday, BTW