print email comment close Monsoon Information Index URL: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/twc/monsoon/monsoon_info.php Description: Questions and answers about the Mexican monsoon, "a regional-scale circulation that develops over southwest North America during the months of July through September. It is associated with a dramatic increase in rainfall that occurs over what is normally an arid region of North America." Discusses the Gulf of California moisture surge, severe thunderstorms, monsoon thunderstorms, and related concepts. From the National Weather Service, Tucson, Arizona, Weather Forecast Office. Publisher: National Weather Service (NWS) Extra Keywords rain Library of Congress Subject Headings: Meteorology Monsoons -- North America LII Database Information: Record 14485 created by Jennifer English on 08/23/2005 Last modification on 08/25/2005 Published: 08/23/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/14485