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We finally got a bit of rain in September! We saw 0.1 inches on the 16th and again on the 23rd. We had 0.3 inches on the 29th for a total of 0.5 inches for the month.<\/p>\n

The last time we had rain was June 22nd. It was nice to get even a little bit.<\/p>\n

We are now three quarters through the year and unless we receive unprecedented amounts in the last quarter, it’s going to be a very bad year. We’ve received 8.6 inches so far.<\/p>\n

Our annual average in this part of Texas is about 30 inches. Last year was wet though, and we received 43.1 inches.<\/p>\n

Here are the last few years:<\/p>\n

2007 – 28.2 (incomplete, didn’t start recording until May)
2008 – 16.4
2009 – 36.7
2010 – 43.1
2011 \u2013 8.6 (three quarters)<\/p>\n

Here’s the 2011 Monthly Rainfall at our house.<\/p>\n

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I posted monthly rainfall charts for prior years here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m hearing the drought will continue at least through next year and perhaps longer. A drought has several definitions. The most common one is “a period of below average rainfall”.<\/p>\n

I try to remind myself that being in a drought doesn’t mean that it won’t rain, just that it won’t rain as much as average. It doesn’t help much, especially when the effects are so visible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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