A. Platelets are the tiny blood cells that help stop bleeding by binding together to form a clump or plug at sites of injury inside blood vessels. A normal platelet count is between 150,000 and 450,000 platelets per microliter (one-millionth of a liter, abbreviated mcL). The average platelet count is 237,000 per mcL in men and 266,000 per mcL in women.
The monsoon season begins on June 15 and ends on September 30, but the storms peak between mid-July and mid-August. On average, about half of Arizona receives about half of its annual rainfall during the monsoon. However, rainfall can vary tremendously between distances of just a few miles.
The average start date for the monsoon in Phoenix is July 7, while the average ending date is September 13. The earliest recorded start date for the monsoon was June 16, 1962 - the latest start ever was July 25, 1987. On average, our area gets 56 monsoon days each year. The greatest number of monsoon days locally was 99  a record set in 1984. In 1962, Phoenix saw the fewest number of monsoon days  just 27.