It's also going to be wet in the dessert!
You're just making me jealous. Here in SW America we're by date just about to start our 'monsoon' season. But almost nobody is optimistic this year -- last year we had a 'non-soon' and the signs don't look good so far this year.
In AZ we currently have a bunch of wildfires and as long as you don't get flooded, I think I'd take your lot. Good luck to you.
Do you get flash floods? Here are a couple of pictures from near where we live. The first is on a typical day. The second is during a flash flood. Check the little building on the upper right for scale.