 It is atypical of this type because its dry season only covers the first half of summer and is followed by heavy monsoonal thunderstorms in July and August.An exposed location relative to moist southerly airflows from the Gulf of California gives Crown King among the highest precipitation in Arizona – in fact it holds the official state record for the most precipitation in one calendar month with in August 1951, and the station has thrice approached this record with in December 1967 (including of snow), in February 1980 and in January 1993.The wettest days have been April 17, 1917 with and December 31, 1948 with .