It's usually a few inches but has snowed a few feet on plenty of
occasions.
Arizona has been in a drought for almost the past
decade, so prior to this year precipitation has been much lighter than
usual. However, within the last year, we have had so much rain and snow
that it would hopefully signal the end of this drought.
This
past winter, Flagstaff had more snow than I had seen there in awhile.
The last time I was there, July 30th of this year, there was still snow
on Humphrey's Peak (the tallest point in ArizonaArizona | (air-i'-ZON-u') | The State of Arizona comprises the extreme south-western portion of the United States. It is bounded on the north by Utah, on the east by New Mexico, on the south by Mexico, and on the west by California and Nevada. | sitting at 12,633 feet).
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