As I was placing my forecast on my Facebook Page, the mention of more rain in the forecast brought some interesting comments….David says we need to fix this…his yard is waving the white flag, calling for mercy.  Holly says the last time she saw this much rain, she was in England.  Peggy misses our “snow…aka rain”....because shoveling is not required. Cheryl simply says….argggggggh! My sentiments exactly! The purpose of this blog is to answer, though, Narendra’s question about just how much rain we have seen lately. Ask, and ye shall receive.  Unfortunately, the numbers aren’t pretty.  It doesn’t seem that long ago that the word “drought” was mentioned.  December, January, and now February have taken that word right out of our weather vocabulary.  So far, in those three months, we have recorded 17.14” of rain.  Normal rainfall during that period would be 7.67.“  That means we are a WHOPPING 9.47” above normal since the first of December.  I wish I had better news, but the weather pattern continues to indicate more rain Check out the 90 day precipitation outlook through April…..
I am not suggesting we head to Lowe’s or Home Depot for any lumber yet, nor should we start looking for animals times two, but we can make sure our umbrellas, raincoats, and boots are in a very handy place!!!!