Ice-forming cloud street peppers Sutherland Heights with large raindrops, 5:11 to 5:22 PM; trace of rain recorded!

It was quite a surprise to this observer who claims to be a “cloud maven”, but whose credentials must be questioned, even if I do say so myself.  Was thinking plain old small to moderate Cu, hold the ice. But in a long cloud street, appearing to emanate from Kitt Peak, some ice started to… Continue reading Ice-forming cloud street peppers Sutherland Heights with large raindrops, 5:11 to 5:22 PM; trace of rain recorded!

Your cloud dairy for May 9th

Haha, most readers won’t even notice! But maybe some cow-centric, instead of cloud-centric, folks will drop by, raising the worth of this blog to above $35 if sold….that according to a “biz” site. Had a rainbow yesterday. Hope you noticed. It was pretty early and overhead west. I think the clouds did not have ice… Continue reading Your cloud dairy for May 9th

Lots of interesting clouds yesterday; partial double rainbow, too

Light rain showers overnight, just before midnight, and again just after 1 AM AST,  raised our Sutherland Heights storm total to 0.33 inches, decent but disappointing in view of model and personal expectations (0.60 inches). What was especially interesting is that those nighttime light showers didn’t show up on the TUS radar, suggesting very shallow… Continue reading Lots of interesting clouds yesterday; partial double rainbow, too

Storm-weary Catalinans prepare for more strong storms, cold, and storm weariness

Catalinans experienced a FOURTH cloudy day in a row, and, over the past few days, including yesterday’s few drops that fell at 4:24 PM, have experienced over an inch of rain! Some grumbling has started concerning muddy,  pot-holed and puddled up dirt roads, about the washes running across roads lately, water and mud splashing on… Continue reading Storm-weary Catalinans prepare for more strong storms, cold, and storm weariness

Sutherland Heights 72-h storm total nears an inch

0.24 inches was recorded after 7 AM yesterday, bringing our voluptuous rain total to 0.95 inches1.  How nice. Dry spell ahead now, maybe a LONG one.  “Fiddle-dee-dee.” Yesterday: another day shallow precipitating clouds and “ice multiplication” Seemed to be another day of “ice multiplication” here in southeast Arizona, a term that was coined in 1969… Continue reading Sutherland Heights 72-h storm total nears an inch

Sutherland Heights storm total now 0.71 inches as of 7 AM; soil turning green as moss look alike growth reminding one of Seattle spurts from bare ground!

First, in blogging for dollars, this: Here’s a nice one from the day before as the clouds rolled in, starting with Cirrus and Altocumulus, lowering to Stratocumulus later in the afternoon. Yesterday’s clouds; an extraordinary day with a little drizzle amid light showers Hope you noticed the true drizzle that occurred yesterday, namely, fine (larger… Continue reading Sutherland Heights storm total now 0.71 inches as of 7 AM; soil turning green as moss look alike growth reminding one of Seattle spurts from bare ground!

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

Another day, another rainbow, another trace of rain; ho-hum

Kind of getting tired of gorgeous rainbows every day, ones without a lot of rain here in The Heights.   But, here they are again: Upwind Cumulonimbus clouds faded as the trudged toward Catalinaland yesterday, bottoms evaporating, raining out, leaving only a big patch Altostratus cumulonimbogenitus way up (at least ten kft above the ground) there… Continue reading Another day, another rainbow, another trace of rain; ho-hum

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))