Maricopa County monsoon nears top 10 wettest: Here’s what drove it

Late storms push Tucson monsoon into barely above-average territory

Tucson’s 2026 monsoon season ended slightly above average with 5.73 inches of rainfall, boosted by moisture from Pacific cyclone Polo, surpassing the 30-year average of 5.69 inches. This marks a significant increase over last year’s 2.82 inches, reflecting a wetter…

Arizona's 2026 monsoon has come to a close. How did it go?

Despite some healthy skepticism, the 2026 monsoon season performed relatively well across Phoenix and Arizona as a whole.

Maricopa County monsoon nears top 10 wettest: Here’s what drove it

Maricopa County is on pace to finish the 2026 monsoon with about 4 inches of rain — roughly 130% of average. Preliminary Flood Control District data suggests the season could rank in the county’s top 10 wettest in recent decades. September delivered about half the rain recorded during the entire monsoon, driven by major storm events around Sept. 16, Sept. 24 and the month’s final week. The late storms helped erase rainfall deficits in parts of t…

County, city saw strong monsoon

The monsoon wrapped up Wednesday and brought some much-needed precipitation to Southern Arizona after it wrapped up on Wednesday, with several above-normal rainfall totals along the Interstate 19 corridor from Tucson to Nogales.

Central, Eastern Arizona Drought Eases After Monsoon

Tucson, AZ – Drought conditions have improved across much of central and eastern Arizona following the 2026 monsoon, with most of eastern Pima County now outside drought categories. According to the National Weather Service in Tucson, the robust 2026 monsoon season has lessened drought impacts across a broad portion of central and eastern Arizona.