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Start dates Dewpoint data Monsoon rainfall What is the monsoon? 2007 monsoon tracker
Year-by-year monsoon statistics
for Tucson (1895-2007)
Monsoon start date records (1949-2007)

Average start

July 3rd

Earliest starts Latest starts
1) June 17, 2000 1) July 25, 1987
2) June 18, 1967 2) July 18, 2005
3) June 19, 1994 3) July 17, 1997
3) June 19, 1958 4) July 16, 1979
5) June 20, 1972 5) July 14, 1985
The monsoon start date is determined when the average daily
dewpoint is 54 degrees or greater for "3" consecutive days.
The start date is the first of the "3" consecutive days.
Start date occurrences by date | Average start date by decade
YEAR START
Month by month rainfall for Tucson
June (15-30) July August September Total
AVG July 3 0.24" 2.07" 2.30" 1.45" 6.06"
2007 July 8 0.00" 5.22" 0.90" 0.45" 6.57"
2006 June 28 0.19" 5.40" 3.01" 1.60" 10.20"
2005 July 18 0.01" 0.72" 4.52" 0.05" 5.30"
2004 July 8 0.00" 0.86" 0.95" 0.61" 2.42"
2003 July 11 0.00" 2.50" 2.04" 2.16" 6.70"
2002 July 9 0.00" 2.47" 1.63" 1.69" 5.79"
2001 July 3 0.54" 1.09" 0.85" 0.33" 2.81"
2000
June 17
1.56" 1.59" 1.70" 0.02" 4.87"
1999
June 26
0.16" 4.15" 3.05" 0.97" 8.33"
1998
July 3
0.00" 4.06" 1.70" 1.10" 6.86"
1997
July 17
0.00" 0.51" 2.32" 1.43" 4.26"
1996
June 30
0.00" 1.88" 1.87" 3.68" 7.43"
1995
July 11
0.00" 0.04" 3.71" 2.29" 6.04"
1994
June 19
0.26" 0.41" 0.45" 1.46" 2.58"
1993
June 30
0.02" 0.26" 4.93"

0.46"

5.67"
1992
July 6
0.00" 0.93" 4.55" 0.94" 6.42"
1991
July 4
0.00" 0.44" 2.17" 1.54" 4.15"
1990
June 29
0.07" 5.45" 2.70" 1.63" 9.85"
1989
July 8
0.06" 1.42" 0.90" 0.02" 2.40"
1988
July 7
0.15" 1.69" 3.64" 0.80" 6.28"
1987
July 25
0.00" 0.37" 2.79" 2.30" 5.46"
1986
June 29
0.01" 1.82" 3.56" 0.31" 5.70"
1985
July 14
0.02" 3.14" 1.97" 1.13" 6.26"
1984
June 25
1.02' 2.92" 4.19" 1.81" 9.94"
1983
July 7
0.00" 1.98" 4.24" 4.28" 10.50"
1982
July 6
0.13" 2.13" 2.51" 2.69" 7.46"
1981
June 25
0.16" 6.17" 0.80" 1.10" 8.23"
1980
June 30
0.23" 1.78" 1.95" 2.93" 6.89"
1979
July 16
0.03" 2.04" 2.60" 0.02" 4.69"
1978
June 27
0.22" 0.78" 1.59" 1.66" 4.25"
1977
July 2
0.06" 0.76" 0.80" 1.41" 3.03"
1976
June 28
0.10" 1.18" 0.23" 1.68" 3.19"
1975
July 2
0.00" 2.38" 0.32" 1.26" 3.96"
1974
July 1
0.01' 4.44" 1.04" 1.69" 7.18"
1973
July 4
0.05" 1.74" 0.54" Trace 2.33"
1972
June 20
0.50" 3.49" 2.93" 1.09' 8.01"
1971
July 3
0.00" 2.18" 3.29" 1.75" 7.22"
1970
July 1
0.33" 2.53" 1.43" 3.58" 7.87"
1969
July 8
0.00" 1.51" 2.57" 1.31" 5.39"
1968
July 3
0.00" 1.97" 1.12" Trace 3.09"
1967
June 18
0.36" 2.72" 2.00" 1.35" 6.43"
1966
June 28
0.02" 2.57" 3.31" 3.53" 9.43"
1965
July 7
0.00" 2.13" 1.12" 0.82" 4.07"
1964
July 8
0.01" 4.82" 3.90" 5.11" 13.84"
1963
July 3
0.00" 1.66" 2.86" 1.45" 5.97"
1962
June 27
0.25" 1.38" 0.48" 2.86" 4.97"
1961 July 1 0.26" 1.81" 4.28" 0.51" 6.86"
1960 July 3 0.00" 0.73" 2.09" 1.20" 4.02"
1959 June 28 0.00" 3.92" 2.79" Trace 6.71"
1958 June 19 0.51" 5.20" 0.91" 0.21" 6.83"
1957 July 7 0.09" 1.25" 3.92" Trace 5.26"
1956 June 28 0.36" 2.77" 1.12" 0.37" 4.62"
1955 July 11 0.00" 5.10" 7.93" 0.05" 13.08"
1954 June 24 1.46" 2.03" 2.00" 3.05" 8.54"
1953 July 4 0.00" 2.87" 0.46" Trace 3.33"
1952 July 4 0.00" 3.25" 1.56" 0.80" 5.61"
1951 July 11 0.00" 1.49" 2.66" 0.34" 4.49"
1950 June 21 1.24" 3.72" 0.86" 1.15" 6.97"
1949 July 1 0.02" 1.42" 1.92" 0.81" 4.17"
Rainfall data for the period 1895-1948 (no monsoon start dates are listed)
1948 n/a Trace 3.02" 1.08" 1.11" 5.21"
1947 n/a 0.05" 0.27" 2.24" 0.47" 3.03"
1946 n/a 0.04" 2.44" 3.61" 2.26" 8.35"
1945 n/a 0.00" 2.84" 4.31" 0.14" 7.29"
1944 n/a 0.04" 1.77" 1.78" 2.08" 5.67"
1943 n/a 0.05" 1.09" 3.04" 3.59" 7.77"
1942 n/a 0.00" 0.68" 0.90" 1.78" 3.36"
1941 n/a Trace 2.51" 1.99" 1.20" 5.70"
1940 n/a 1.14" 0.84" 2.84" 2.72" 7.54"
1939 n/a Trace 0.61" 1.24" 1.53" 3.38"
1938 n/a 2.07" 0.78" 2.37" 0.50" 5.72"
1937 n/a Trace 2.06" 1.29" 1.43" 4.78"
1936 n/a 0.06" 2.82" 3.03" 1.51" 7.42"
1935 n/a Trace 0.87" 5.61" 0.88" 7.36"
1934 n/a 0.14" 1.16" 2.41" 1.07" 4.78"
1933 n/a 0.10" 1.60" 2.23" 1.62" 5.55"
1932 n/a 0.13" 2.58" 1.61" 0.23" 4.55"
1931 n/a 0.48" 1.07" 3.96" 0.94" 6.45"
1930 n/a 1.12" 1.03" 1.47" 0.37" 3.99"
1929 n/a 0.10" 1.94" 1.62" 4.28" 7.94"
1928 n/a 0.09" 1.78" 2.28" 0.36" 4.51"
1927 n/a 0.04" 1.33" 1.51" 2.34" 5.22"
1926 n/a 0.01" 0.70" 0.10" 2.82" 3.63"
1925 n/a 0.86" 1.20" 1.52" 2.96" 6.53"
1924 n/a 0.17" 1.15" 0.08" 0.19" 1.59"
1923 n/a 0.00" 3.00" 4.06" 0.23" 7.29"
1922 n/a 0.44" 1.73" 1.18" 1.73" 5.08"
1921 n/a 0.00" 6.24" 1.79" 3.01" 11.04"
1920 n/a 0.34" 0.25" 2.84" 0.74" 4.17"
1919 n/a 0.32" 5.53" 1.82" 2.54" 10.21"
1918 n/a 0.34" 1.54" 0.78" 0.13" 2.79"
1917 n/a 0.00" 3.90" 2.31" 0.88" 7.09"
1916 n/a 0.07" 2.03" 2.26" 1.29" 5.65"
1915 n/a 0.00" 2.39" 1.51" 0.92" 4.82"
1914 n/a 0.44" 2.94" 3.45" 0.40" 7.23"
1913 n/a 0.08" 1.32" 1.21" 0.14" 2.75"
1912 n/a 0.55" 3.00" 0.96" 0.01" 4.52"
1911 n/a Trace 1.57" 2.06" 2.65" 6.28"
1910 n/a 0.12" 4.21" 2.55" 0.30" 7.18"
1909 n/a 0.54" 4.04" 1.36" 1.25" 7.19"
1908 n/a Trace 4.77" 2.18" 0.55" 7.50"
1907 n/a Trace 4.27" 3.46" 0.80" 8.53"
1906 n/a 0.00" 1.82" 2.53" 0.43" 4.78"
1905 n/a 0.01" 1.10" 0.56" 2.84" 4.51"
1904 n/a 0.18" 1.75" 2.65" 0.89" 5.47"
1903 n/a 0.00" 1.52" 2.67" 1.17" 5.36"
1902 n/a 0.19" 0.42"