Rain?
As it has for pretty much the past ten or twelve days now, today's forecast calls for a 60% chance of rain, with an equal chance tomorrow.
Needless to say, it's been wrong every one of the last ten or twelve days. In fact, the last measurable rain we've gotten in Durham was nearly a month ago. Since summer began, we've had no more than four or five measurable rainfalls, and perhaps one real thunderstorm. Considering that July and August are usually our wettest months, and the fall season the driest, this could get to be a real problem.
Which explains why there has been virtually no garden blogging this summer. Who wants to look at dead flowers, anyway?
Needless to say, it's been wrong every one of the last ten or twelve days. In fact, the last measurable rain we've gotten in Durham was nearly a month ago. Since summer began, we've had no more than four or five measurable rainfalls, and perhaps one real thunderstorm. Considering that July and August are usually our wettest months, and the fall season the driest, this could get to be a real problem.
Which explains why there has been virtually no garden blogging this summer. Who wants to look at dead flowers, anyway?
Since 1949, Durhamites have slept soundly, secure in the knowledge that, in our town, erection can be depended upon. Now, thanks to the power of the internets, we can spread that security all over the world.
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Last night and early this morning, the NWS forecast I read had it at 90%, but they've just dropped it to 70% early today and 90% late. Asheville has had 2 inches of rain this morning, and Winston-Salem about ¼ inch. Maybe what's left of Humberto or something will get here within the next day.
I dislike the idea of wishing a tropical storm on anyone. But my understanding is that droughts in NC (excepting the mid-50s to the mid 90s) are historically broken by hurricanes. Maybe I should move back to the Bay Area, where I'd only have to deal with earthquakes and ridiculous rents. :/
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Joseph H. Vilas, at 11:50 AM
It rained hard for 20 minutes here in Chatham. Now it's sunny. Again.
The rain came down the hardest when I picked up my girls from school. Kids were screaming with delight at this strange stuff falling from the sky. Reminded me of Bradbury's "All Summer in a Day."
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Sean Lilly Wilson, at 3:57 PM
which is actually quite a creepy story when you think about it.
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Barry, at 3:59 PM
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