Kip’s Comments - November 5, 2022

Is the Drought Over?

Wow, what a wet 24-hours we have had. I just dumped 3.5 inches out of our rain gauge and our yard is mushy soft.

We really needed the rain, but did the nearly continuous rain ever make for a long day, especially when we hadn’t seen much rain or rainy/dreary days for months.

When we receive so much rain at one time, I wonder how much runs off rather than having the time to soak into the ground to replenish the supply. Regardless, this was much-needed rain for our rivers. There have been discussions about sections of the river freezing solid this winter as low as it had been. Maybe, just maybe, the rain received since yesterday will prevent solid ice. And, if we could get a little more rain in a few days, that would help.

Let’s hope we got enough rain and won’t have big fish kills over the next few months. Time will tell, but conditions now look more promising.

Raindrops on Berries - Image 781180