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drought monitor

9 years ago

These are useful to me. The local weatherman is useless and only recently talked about the drought. When they report the rain they act like it rained everywhere and report the big rains. All these chances for rain have not brought me much but at least it is cloudy and humid so there is hope.

Here is a link that might be useful: drought monitor map for MO

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gldno1
9 years ago
Helen, thanks for posting this link. I have never looked at one for our area. We got a 2 inch rain last week which helped us a lot. The "promised" chances they give daily have caused serious delay in hay cutting.

I don't bother to try to follow the weather on KY3, they ramble on so that my mind drifts. I check online daily for weather.

I hope you get the needed rain soon.
helenh
Original Author
9 years ago
I found something better than a rain dance. After several days with a good chance in the forecast but no rain materializing, I went to Seneca and got a load of top soil. Just after I got home a shower came up and I got a half inch. I didn't mind shoveling mud because I was pleased with the rain. Two inches should get your garden growing.
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