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 3 inches of rain is more than the Arizona capital usually gets in the entire three months of July, August and September. Channel 12 meteorologist James QuiÃ±ones said already the region was coping with the biggest flood in 44 years. The rain was due in part to the remnants of eastern Pacific Hurricane Norbert.