Thought this article might be of interest to those following the dry weather in the SW. In short, it may be time to stop speaking of the current dry conditions as a drought (which implies a return to a higher level of precip) and start thinking that this may be the new normal…
@ltilton,I knew that some parts up north were dry. Down state has been getting alot of these systems also. So far we have had 8.5 inches of rain in the last 4 weeks.
I finally was able to get out and check my rain gauge, as it’s basically been raining off and on all day. We got right at 5in over the last couple days. I can hear the runoff down the creek on the north side of the property. But, it looks like it’s finally done. Good riddance, Gordo!
Been dry and sunny and 70Fs here now for days…last night was 49F so this morning had that fall chill in the air. Lots of dew…dew monster this past week. Looks like we had back into the 80Fs to close out the week…mid 80Fs for weekend…AC coming back on.
Looking ahead…2 weeks out Canada is just pumped full of cold air… .When/if we tap that… grab the jackets.