Thursday, November 01, 2007

Drought Conditions Not Quite As Bad

Last week's four-day rainstorm put a nice little dent in the drought plagueing much of the Southeast, particularly in Virginia and the Carolinas. The relevant maps are below--you can get all this info at the drought monitor website.
The map and chart on the left show the drought as it currently stands (and the chart gives comparisons to prior periods of time). The map to the right shows the drought as it was just a week ago. As you can see, the darkest reddish-brown areas--meaning "exceptional" drought--have receded greatly from Virginia and central North Carolina.
While last week's rain was really welcome, we're already back to a dry pattern, with little rain in sight over the coming week or so. And the more southern states--Georgia and Alabama--have gotten virtually no relief now for many weeks. So, much as we like this nice fall weather, it would be nice to get some more rain every now and then.






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