Photo of the Day – Thunder In the Desert (Phoenix, AZ Rainstorm May 9, 2012)

Dark, foreboding rainclouds appeared over Phoenix today. Always cause for rejoicing!

Thunder in the desert! Phoenix Arizona got hit with a thunderstorm today (May 9, 2012), lightning, rain, wind, powerful gusts. The whole nine years!

The weather is a funny thing, isn’t it? The weather means different things to different people depending on where you live. In Phoenix, rain and wind are cause for celebration! Kids jump around and run in the rain like they’ve never seen water before, and even adults crowd around the open doors to bask in the glory that is water from the Heavens. Everyone is excited and happy!

That of course, is due to the normally hot weather. In many places that get too much rain, water and stormclouds are something to be upset about, and cause people to get depressed. But not so here in Phoenix! BRING ON THE THUNDER IN THE DESERT! :D

…..Rain and dark stormclouds, powerful windgusts, and more over the mountains of Phoenix, AZ on May 9, 2012.