A bolt of lightning illuminates a column of rain drenching midtown, part of a powerful monsoon cell that dropped rain, winds and hail over parts of 蜜柚直播, Ariz., July 20, 2021.
In 2020, the Sabino Canyon creek was dry for 216 days, the most since 1990. Then we went abruptly to the wettest month in 蜜柚直播 history in July 2021. Here, a Sabino Canyon visitor, Brad Balla, sits on a rock near the bottom of the Sabino Dam last month.聽聽
As a monsoon storm builds behind them, Jacob Runyan, left, and Michele Bayze watch the clouds and rain roll over the valley in front of them from a boulder at Windy Point in the Santa Catalinas, 蜜柚直播, Ariz., June 30, 2021.
Monsoon clouds move in over the old control tower at 蜜柚直播 International Airport as an isolated rain storm drops a little bit of precipitation on the south side of 蜜柚直播, Ariz., June 23, 2021.
A woman gets cell phone footage of the light rain dropping in the valley below as a monsoon storm rolls through the Santa Catalinas over parts of 蜜柚直播, Ariz., June 30, 2021.
A couple watch as a monsoon storm begins to drop rain in the eastern reaches of the Santa Catalinas from a lookout near Windy Point, 蜜柚直播, Ariz., June 30, 2021.
Rains rolls down the Tanque Verde Valley behind an agave bloom in the Santa Catalinas, part of a monsoon storm trickling into the valley, 蜜柚直播, Ariz., June 30, 2021.
A biker on the Rillito River Park paths pedals next to the muddy waters in the channel as he heads east under the Craycroft Road bridge after an overnight monsoon storm dropped heavy rains on the north and west parts of the valley, 蜜柚直播, Ariz., July 14, 2021.
The leading edge of a haboob, left, blackens the evening sky as it sweeps north over the area near Greaswood and Speedway, ushering in a large monsoon storm over 蜜柚直播, Ariz., July 10, 2021.
A wall of dust dwarfs downtown as a haboob leads a large monsoon storm into the area, 蜜柚直播, Ariz., July 10, 2021. In addition to the haboob the storm dropped heavy rain, winds, lightning and dust over the valley.
A gentleman rests on a rock near the bottom of the Sabino Dam at Sabino Canyon Recreational Area, 5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd., in 蜜柚直播, Ariz. on July 26, 2021.
Tyler Claiborn stands on a rock while watching his daughter play in a pool near the bottom of the Sabino Dam at Sabino Canyon Recreational Area, 5700 N. Sabino Canyon Road, in 蜜柚直播, on July 26, 2021.
A puddle of water reflects a patch of greenery and a saguaro cactus along the Bear Canyon Trail at Sabino Canyon Recreational Area, 5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd., in 蜜柚直播, Ariz. on July 26, 2021.
Monsoon season doesn't come to an official close until Sept. 30, but 2021 has already graced us with significantly聽more summer rains than 2020 did.
Did we mention that July 2021 was deemed the WETTEST MONTH IN TUCSON since weather records started being kept here in 1894?!!聽
*insert every possible happy emoji here*
According to the , July's rainfall total was 8.06 inches, compared to 蜜柚直播's second-wettest month on record: August 1955 with 7.93 inches.
For comparison: Last year (which was 蜜柚直播's second-worst monsoon season and I think we can agree that we all hated it), the entire monsoon season ended with a very sad total of 1.62 inches of rain.聽
To celebrate this year's beautiful monsoon season, here are some of our favorite rainy photos taken by the very talented photographers at the 蜜柚直播.