Definition items:
http://www.ispe.arizona.edu/climas/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsoon

FYI - I do like the name Monsoon verses other names that have been noted for this season. Here are a few of the comical ones:

The "Fickle Flow" - it really is very hard to know exactly what days you will get hit the hardest (sort of like a codependent relationship - the kind you may see on Dr. Phil or Springer).

"Moist Madness" - going with the sports theme noted one morning by Mike Chamberlin our morning anchor.

Mike gave me the idea of creating a "Mike's Mugginess Index" based on the curliness of his hair.

Thanks for all your calls with an interest in this.

Hope you stay a "dry guy" (that's what we told our 3 year old when he was getting potty trained) during the monsoon.

Ciao,
Stefano