Following two weeks of bright sunshine and severe heat, the annual Southwest Monsoon finally reached the Front Range urban corridor earlier this week. Its scattered thunderstorms have dropped flooding rains in some areas while other locations (including our Littleton farm) have received little, if any, precipitation.
Such is the nature of the Monsoon. Unlike the widespread, upslope rain and snow storms of spring, this river of moisture is less predictable. Of course, between now and early September, most of us will receive some vital precipitation but the gift will likely be uneven, reflecting the effects of our varied terrain and the mountain wall to our west. But we'll take what we can get.
Life is not fair, nature is not fair and the Monsoon can be frustratingly unfair.
