ASLKAHUNA

NOVEMBER LEAF COLOR

MAJOR DROUGHT IN ARIZONA

DROUGHT LEVELS HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO MODERATE IN SE
ARIZONA BUT REMAIN AT EXTREME LEVELS IN OTHER PARTS
OF THE STATE.

LATEST DROUGHT MAP AND OUTLOOK FOR THE US
Courtesy of Climate Prediction Center, NOAA

The name ASLKAHUNA derives from the US Army's Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory (ASL) for whom I worked as the Chief of the Fort Huachuca Meteorological Team until I retired. A Kahuna is the Hawaiian equivalent of a Shamin, Medicine Man, Priest or Witch Doctor and reflects the occasional thoughts among the Public that Weather Forecasters are practioners of the Occult Arts.

NEWS NOTES

CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA UPGRADE NOTICE:THIS YEAR WILL
MARK THE 20TH YEAR OF RAINFALL DATA IN OUR RECORDS AT
THIS LOCATION. THEREFORE, AS THE YEAR PROGRESSES WE 
WILL BE UPDATING OUR RAINFALL DATA EACH MONTH AND 
POST THE NEW MONTHLY AVERAGES IN OUR ANNUAL 
SUMMARY AND BEGIN USING THE NEW MONTHLY AND DAILY
AVERAGES IN OUR MONTHLY SUMMARIES BEGINNING IN 2007.

ARIZONA'S FIFTH SEASON-THE SW US MONSOON PART XIV:
FACTORS THAT AFFECTED THE 2006 MONSOON AND THE 
VERIFICATION OF OUR 2006 MONSOON OUTLOOK HAS BEEN
POSTED.

THE OCTOBER TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARIES HAVE BEEN
POSTED.

THE MONTHLY SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER HAS BEEN POSTED.

WE ENDED THE 2005-06 HYDROLOGICAL YEAR BELOW NORMAL
AS EXPECTED BUT NOT SERIOUSLY SO THANKS TO RECORD
RAINFALL IN SEPTEMBER. WE NOW START A NEW
HYDROLOGICAL YEAR AND WILL SUMMARIZE IT AS IT 
PROGRESSES AND WILL PROVIDE OUTLOOKS FOR OUR WATER
PROSPECTS FOR THE 2006-07 HYDROLOGICAL YEAR IN OUR
MONTHLY SUMMARIES.

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