We Are Still In A Drought????

Yeah..... it's been a prolonged issue here for most of the Lone Star State, and in fact, most of the nation as well. The positive side to all of this is that there has been a huge improvement over the condition of the drought this time last year. Extreme rainfall earlier this year helped our cause, but recent dry weather adds insult to injury.

Currently, most of the region is under the first category of drought, while sections of Milam County are a bit worse off.

 

Again, we are in a much better situation than in 2011, but we could always use additional rainfall.

 

Earlier this afternoon, I tabulated some numbers to see why this drought is slowly creeping back. Take a look at the following graphic illustrating the "top heavy" rainfall accumulations during the first 3 months of the year. Where on the other hand, the past 5 1/2 months draw out a stark contrast.

 

 



Overall, Easterwood Airport reports a yearly surplus over 4 inches of rain. However, the overall year does not correlate to the recent trend. If you remember, the soggiest months came in February with 9.30", followed up by 8.66" in March. Since, only 11.32" of rain has been reported.

In order to erase a drought, not only do you need above average rainfall, but wet weather events should be consistent and frequent. Sounds easy, yet, the current weather pattern does not show a drop of rain over the next 10 days.

 

In the upper levels, we are locked in a pattern which favors a trough over the east and Great Lakes. On the other side of the U.S. a steady ridge will influence our weather. Therefore, in the extended period, tranquility and sunshine will reign.

 

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