Over the last couple of weeks, poor ol’ SA finally got the rain it so badly needed. We’ve gotten nearly seven inches so far in a month that averages 1.30. That will go a long way toward reaching our yearly average so that someone looking at yearly averages in the future would think 2018 was an OK year moisture-wise, when it definitely wasn’t, there being over six months from October last year to May this year when less than half an inch was accumulated. Over an inch fell on Friday evening before we left for Utah on Sunday, which was gratifying. Then I got a text from Chris on Monday saying 2.85 inches fell during the night. Another 1.65 fell closely on the heels of that and since then the weather has been cool and cloudy. There have only been three days in the last two weeks that there was no rain and this past Friday we got another .54. Yes, I know much more rain has fallen around the state, too much in fact, but here on the high plains a wet spell such as we’ve just had is just what was needed. Continue reading “Wet spell”
Wet spell
by rakeeter 
