Weather - Precipitation

Meteorology versus Meteors

If a meteorologist studies weather, what do we call a person who studies meteors? In the days of ancient Greeks, meteorology was the study of the atmosphere, and anything that came out of it - rain, sleet, snow, hail. So, not too surprising that meteorology became the study of weather. But what about meteors? The science of meteors is called Meteorics. Accordingly, a student of meteors is a meteoriticist. A tongue twister to be sure.

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Monthly Summary

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Check Out The Arizona Drought Monitor

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The weather pattern across the western U.S. remained active over the past month, but Arizona saw little precipitation as most storms were deflected north by a shallow upper-level ridge of high pressure. This left Arizona with below-average precipitation throughout February. As Arizona moves into its typically dry spring season, the outlook for recovering precipitation deficits remains bleak. The NOAA Climate Prediction Center’s seasonal outlook for March through May shows an increased chance of below-average precipitation across the region, along with continued above-average temperatures.