Filling in for Bill Murray on this Sunday morning. Just a frew brief notes:
The drought problem seems almost universal, because it covers such a wide area in our part of the country. It is not, of course, because many sections of the Plains and Midwest have had an overabundance of rain for a number of months in a row. Yesterday, for example, around 2 inches of rain fell at Kansas City and over 1 inch at Omaha and Topeka.
The average rainfall for the latter half of October is only about 1/10 of an inch per day. By mid-November, that increases by 50% and stays that way through most of December.
Our hope for some drought relief depends heavily on the winter rain situation. In a traditional winter, we get some good winter rains, including some days with a steady all-day c old rain.
I love a rainy day, especially one when temperatures remain in the 30s or 40s all day with a brisk east or NE wind.
It is going to take a lot of that to cure the drought situation. The latest long-range forecast does not offer a great deal of hope.
The hurricane season lasts through November, but since we are already in mid October, the mathematical chances of getting a tropical system is on the downhill side.
