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Lightning strikes behind the stadium during a weather delay of the game between Sabino High School and Palo Verde High School on September 9, 2011 in Tucson, Ariz. Photo by Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

The active monsoon continued into the beginning of September. Hurricane Linda moved parallel to the Baja Peninsula, funneling moisture across southeastern Arizona for several days.

The end of the monsoon season, Sept. 30, was followed by several more rounds of soaking rains and isolated thunderstorms through November. This was expected, as the El Niño pattern continued in full force through the end of the year.


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