Making A Run At A Record????

In the midst of a long term drought that turned flush green fields to brown sand dunes, any rain is good rain around here. Since January, the Brazos Valley has been treated well by Mother Nature with healthy rains more frequently compared to 2011, which was one of the driest on record. Overall, since we turned the pages to 2012, 9.96" has been recorded at Easterwood Airport with localized areas receiving much more. Compare this to the 19" of rain we recorded for all of 2011. Pretty nice start so far.

However, the month of February has been a blessing to many in the community with even more of the wet stuff falling from the sky. This morning for example, was another burst of rainfall that did inconvenience those going to work, but the vegetation was soaking it all in.

These totals from this morning are not too impressive, but still, this is what we need.

Remember, this is only the 13th day of the month and there are 16 days left, including the extra day tacked on at the end. When all the rain drops are added up, we are already talking about running at a record for the entire month. With 7.18" of rain officially at Easterwood, this is now the 4th wettest February on record.

With this mornings wet weather, we surpassed Feb. 1965 which had 6.88", and Feb. 1934 with 7.12". If you are wondering if the water works are going to stop...the answer is no. Models are indicating another round of rain Wednesday, with an additional opportunity this weekend. Looks like 1919 and 2003 are going to move down as 2012 is on the rise. Will we make a run at the #1 spot? Only time will tell.

Despite the great start to the year, this is not even close to erasing the entire drought. The latest Drought Monitor indicates that we have some work to do, and I hope we can keep this up.