Cairns, a town, receives 100 inches per year.
Most areas differ and widely vary with the amount of rainfall received.
Inland droughts are common. In December - February, which is summer, the temperatures reach 104 degrees. During June, July, and August, winter, it snows and frosts are common. Due to heat and lack of rain, brush fires destroy half a million acres per year. The Southwest is hot and dry in the summer and milder and wetter in the winter.