I had heard that July and particularly August bring substantial rain to Chaco. This time of year we have a daily "10 % chance of isolated thunderstorms." These monsoon rains usually come up in the late afternoon and into the evening. We recently had .65 inches of rain in one evening's storm.
Water was cascading over the canyon wall and into the wash. Roads were pretty slippery and this brought out the grating crew to smooth and taper them a bit. A storm in this part of the country is pretty dramatic. The storm last night brought an incredible display of lightning flashes - sky to ground, cloud to cloud - just tremendous bursts. There wasn't much rain here at Chaco associated with the display but it sure was dramatic.
