Zack Guido, an assistant professor at University of Arizona, leads the Southwest Monsoon Fantasy Forecasts, which is happening for the fifth time this year.
Monsoons are celebrated in the southwest — which, Guido likes to say, is a bit unusual. Typically wild weather is not a good thing. But for the most part, monsoons are welcome — they bring rain and lower temperatures, and help control wildfires.
Monday, June 30, is the last day to get in on the action for July’s monsoon forecast. It’s inspired by fantasy baseball leagues and March Madness. Guido joined The Show to talk about how it all works.
Full conversation
SAM DINGMAN: So, let’s just talk first in a practical sense about how this contest works. Let’s say somebody’s listening to this, they want to get in on it. What do they do?…