My cover photo today with a rolled bale of hay illustrates an important point: it’s rolled because it was purchased somewhere else and brought to the dry farm in Hempstead that obviously isn’t producing. Look at this drought shot on Click2Pins from Iamdan in Plantersville, between Magnolia and Navasota in Grimes County:
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Speaking of counties, many of us are back to burn bans:
And here is why....despite four to eight inches of rain in August, we quickly returned to drought in September. Less than an inch of rain over the entire month:
And, so far, October has produced ‘goose eggs’:
All told, we’re running six inches BELOW normal rainfall since Labor Day. Area lakes and reservoirs have not dried out but they are certainly down:
Today’s front only offers a 10-20% rain chance as the upper atmosphere is very dry and much of the rain may not even reach the ground. So this one isn’t a drought buster. Another, stronger front is slated for Monday which could bring in one to two inches of rain, as well as a true fall temperature pattern of highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s. However, after Monday’s rainy front, we are back to dry until the end of the month!
Frank
