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See How Monsoon 2018 has affected Sedona In July with Phoenix Comparison

Sheri Sperry July 31, 2018

The Sedona Monsoon

How has the monsoon affected the Sedona Weather in July?

Sedona Monsoon

The thunderstorms that strengthen during the day, give us a chance to shoot some dramatic photos while these clouds build, sometimes to 50,000 feet into the atmosphere.  This cloud was building with a very rare triple lenticular cloud at the upper left of the image. I pulled over to snap a photo and it had already fizzled out. But you can see the energy in this system is presenting an ominous front.

July 2018 Sedona Weather Summary

Sedona Monsoon July 2018 In Sedona, the monsoon kicked in on July 6th. The rain totals are more than adequate for healthy plant and tree growth mainly because it is more spread out and dropping in smaller amounts. There were some days that the temps in the afternoon dropped to 66º because of the cool rain. This caused cooler nights and milder temps the following days. There were two less days over 90º then there were in June, probably due to the increased cooler rain. There was a heat spell of 5 days near the end of July that was broken from the rain and cloud cover.

Sedona LIghtning

Comparing Sedona to Phoenix Area Weather for July

Please remember that Sedona Arizona is about 2 hours north of Phoenix. The monsoon energy in these thunderstorms generally is not as strong as found in storms in Prescott, Flagstaff, and the Valley of the Sun (Phoenix metro area). The weather station used to get the stats below is in Tempe Arizona (KAZTEMP84). It is located very close to Tempe Town Lake and Arizona State University which is not too far from the airport (PHX).  Because it is located close to a water source, the temps may be a little cooler than Phoenix Metro. Right now, (8:40a) there are stations reporting 95º and this station is reporting 90º. In Sedona, the temp is currently 76º.  This is why we can open our windows at night and in the mornings. The hottest day recorded in Sedona was 112.7º in June of 2016.

July 2018 Weather stats for Tempe AZ (near Phoenix)

High: 116

Low: 76º

Average 95º

Rain: .76 of an inch - (only 4 days had rain)

HIGH TEMPS

The lowest daily HIGH temp was 95º

Number of Days ≥ 100º = 26

Number of Days ≥ 105º = 17

Number of Days ≥ 110º =  5

Number of Days ≥ 115º =  2

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LOWEST Temps of the Day

Number of Days ≥ 85º = 17

Number of Days ≥ 90º =  6

Number of Days ≥ 95º =  0

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In all fairness, you won't find much better weather from November through February.  Southern Florida, Palm Springs California would compare to southern Arizona for winter weather. If you are looking to stay away from extremes in weather during the winter and summer months, Sedona has a temperate climate that has only a few weeks of either cool or warm weather. Humidity is about right overall. The averages are in the zone that is comfortable. 40% to 60%.  In July, during monsoon, the humidity averaged 57%.

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