[hurryinhoosier62]

In the past twenty-four hours we have received 4.5 inches of rain. This is more than our normal August total, while we have twenty-three days to go in the month. The initial rain(4 inches) was between 3 and 4:45 this morning; enough rain to overwhelm the French drain system around the house and deposit around forty gallons of water in basement. The forecast for the week is more rain on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, meaning our humidity will not drop below 65-70% for the rest of the week. Starting to feel like S. FL around here.

[77 TRASHCAN]

I live in Okkahoma. We NEVER complain about rain. It could be a LONG time before it rains again.

We had an election item get approved, like 10-15 years ago. (I won't say what it was obviously). Highly controversial issue. It didn't rain much for 2-1/2-3 years after that. That was tough. I say the lack of rain and t he election results were related........

[Dave R]

Could use some to water the gardens and forests. It’s been a beautiful summer here - drier than usual but not too hot. Just outside Vancouver, British Columbia.

[poncho-mike]

It's been a little dry over the last few weeks here in Raleigh NC, but we had a line of thunderstorms roll through tonight that dumped a fair amount of rain on us. We had a very wet June.

I have at least two limbs down, not big ones but big enough I need to cut them up with the chainsaw. I have several Sweet Gum trees, those things lose limbs pretty easily.

[Lemans64]

We could use some rain here, preferably in the middle of the night and not all at once. LOL. West of Vancouver on Vancouver Island.
Things are pretty dry and lots of forrest fires in the Interior of BC.

[Stuart]

A good portion of Minnesota is in severe drought for the third year in a row, so yes we could use some.

[gokitty]

Here in northern Durham County, we've had thunder showers in the late afternoon for the last several days.

[BILL BOWMAN1]

NO! This is the wettest summer I ever remember. Grass is dead in lots of areas from too much water.

[Half-Inch Stud]

2023 has been all wet with rain, morning dew. Only 1-week of dry 2-weeks ago.

[Mr Anonymous]

SW Ohio (not far from you) ...we had an abnormally dry spring, and now we are getting plenty of rain on a regular basis. Usually, by this time of year, I am mowing every two weeks. Right now its 5 days, tops. And the field corn, lord it looks like a jungle.

[Cardo]

I don't live too far from HH62, and during the 3rd week of July over 8 days I had 13.5 inches of water in the rain gauge... 3 days that week like he had last night. I got another 2 last night. Can't keep up with the grass. It needs to be cut about every 4 days at least.

[Steve C.]

Williamson County, Texas.

Here in my area of the county we are in a stage 3 situation....No outdoor watering with irrigation system or hose-end sprinkler.

Central Texas continues to see record-high, sustained temperatures.

Stage 3 restrictions due to excessive irrigation, water supply challenges, and severe drought conditions.

Local lakes are approaching record low levels. One local water source, the level of Stillhouse Hollow Lake is lower than it has been in 33 years.

The three pump stations servicing the affected area are unable to keep up with demand, and there are no alternatives to get more water to those pump stations for distribution. If pump stations cannot maintain pressure, it could lead to boil water notices.

Water use across the City’s system has exceeded 95 percent of our treatment capacity multiple days the past two weeks. During the summer months, 75 percent of the water produced each day by water treatment plants is used for lawn and landscape irrigation.

And yet they are building thousands of new homes around us.... all will have their fancy manicured new lawns that suck up water !
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[hurryinhoosier62]

Originally Posted by Cardo

I don't live too far from HH62, and during the 3rd week of July over 8 days I had 13.5 inches of water in the rain gauge... 3 days that week like he had last night. I got another 2 last night. Can't keep up with the grass. It needs to be cut about every 4 days at least.

This is the second time in a month that rainfall has overwhelmed our drain system. The first time was in July when we received a little over seven inches of rain in just over an hour. The gully that runs between our house and our garage looked like the Colorado River at flood stage. I had to “suck up” ninety gallons of water out of the basement after that storm. I told my wife it looks like we are going to have to expand the diversion ditch system around the house and revamp the French drain system as well. I will say this : the corn and soybean look fantastic!

["QUICK-SILVER"]

Local news here uses a drought monitor to show how much above average we are on rain fall.

Not sayin' anything else
Clay

[carbking]

The last day of July netted rainfall that exceeded the total up to then for the month.

Two days later, we were blessed with an additional 5 + inches (rain gauge only measures 5 inches).

We were in "extreme drought", but government has not updated map since the 5 inch rain. Guessing we progressed from "extreme" to simply "severe".

Forecast is 90 percent rain tomorrow, thence rain every 5 days in the long range forecast; so maybe our dry weather pattern has broken.

Jon

[61-63]

Send it here SE Texas is just like Steve C.'s area. Temps every day over 100 and I can't remember when it last rained. Come on October!

[Steve C.]

Phoenix is going through similar water allocation problems as we are here in Central Texas. The government just shut down a very big --Sun City - size development out in west Phoenix area near the Palo Verde Nuclear Plant. Supposedly thousands of houses. But they couldn't verify the water availability for the next 30 years or so. So they stopped them....at least for now.

“The world’s capacity to respond to water security risks is in doubt.”
World Economic Forum

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[Cardo]

Originally Posted by hurryinhoosier62

This is the second time in a month that rainfall has overwhelmed our drain system. The first time was in July when we received a little over seven inches of rain in just over an hour. The gully that runs between our house and our garage looked like the Colorado River at flood stage. I had to “suck up” ninety gallons of water out of the basement after that storm. I told my wife it looks like we are going to have to expand the diversion ditch system around the house and revamp the French drain system as well. I will say this : the corn and soybean look fantastic!

I went through that back in 2014. 30 gallons in the basement twice within 6 months. Was able to purchase the property next to me and promptly cut in a diversion ditch. I don't think my sump pump has run 6 times since I did that. Money well spent!

[hurryinhoosier62]

Originally Posted by Cardo

I went through that back in 2014. 30 gallons in the basement twice within 6 months. Was able to purchase the property next to me and promptly cut in a diversion ditch. I don't think my sump pump has run 6 times since I did that. Money well spent!

Our basement was built on solid sandstone; a sump pump isn’t even possible. This is why my BIL and I constructed the diversion ditch and French drain system around the house back in 2009. It has worked well up until this year. The rain had a bit of help getting into the basement. A ground hog has excavated a hole into the area between the basement and the crawl space. Looks like a couple of bags of Quikcrete are going to be in my future…. as well as a couple of subsonic. 22LR hollow points for my chubby invader.

[PunchT37]

Yep. Need rain here. Grass looks like cardboard. Been dry for months now. 100 degrees plus for weeks. I operate 2 water plants for 150,000 or so people. Man, the pull. ALL the water towers are useless most of the day.