How Dry I Am
This has been a terribly dry month across the region.
I was really excited on Sunday when the winds picked up and the sky grew dark. But at my place in Clarksburg, MD, we only got enough to barely make the ground wet. 3 miles north of me got pounded and another strong cell passed 5 or so miles to my south. We can't buy a drop lately.
With my lawn in mid summer form already, I was inspired to check the records. The 1.75" of rainfall at Reagan National this month ranks as the 21st driest on record. Washington records go back to 1871. The driest May was in 1938 when 0.41" of rain fell.
At Dulles, where records only go back to 1963, the numbers are far more impressive. So far, only .34" has managed to find the rain gauge and that ranks this May as their driest ever! 1964 saw .80" and it looks like we'll stay dry for the rest of the month. After all, records were made to be broken, but this is a record that few people want.
I was really excited on Sunday when the winds picked up and the sky grew dark. But at my place in Clarksburg, MD, we only got enough to barely make the ground wet. 3 miles north of me got pounded and another strong cell passed 5 or so miles to my south. We can't buy a drop lately.
With my lawn in mid summer form already, I was inspired to check the records. The 1.75" of rainfall at Reagan National this month ranks as the 21st driest on record. Washington records go back to 1871. The driest May was in 1938 when 0.41" of rain fell.
At Dulles, where records only go back to 1963, the numbers are far more impressive. So far, only .34" has managed to find the rain gauge and that ranks this May as their driest ever! 1964 saw .80" and it looks like we'll stay dry for the rest of the month. After all, records were made to be broken, but this is a record that few people want.
posted by Howard Bernstein, 9 Weather Now at
9:01 AM
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