We have been in a moderate drought for quite some time. Lack of rainfall with this extreme heat means very dry conditions for all of the viewing area. In fact, we have only received 11.04 inches of precipitation thus far, and that is lower than the 16.97 inches we received from January 1, 2011 - July 6, 2011. In 2011, we saw 3.94 inches of rain in May, 3.44 inches of rain in June, and nothing in July. This year, we have only received 1.62 inches of rain in May, 0.66 inches of rain in June, and we have not received anything yet for July. For both 2011 and 2012, we saw about the same amounts of rain for January - April. In other words, we received more than twice the amount of rain last year for May - July than what we currently have for the same time frame this year.
Justin Pletsch
WTVO Weather Intern
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