Time to re-aluminize our mirrors. From today's early morning Phoenix forecast discussion: FOR PHX...THE AVERAGE DEW POINT FOR WED WAS 59 DEGS WHICH IS THE THIRD DAY IN A ROW WITH AN AVERAGE DEW POINT AT OR ABOVE 55. SO BY LOCAL DEFINITION THE MONSOON SEASON BEGAN ON JULY 18. Also from the NWS site: The average start date for the monsoon is July 7, and the latest on record was July 25. -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.