Thursday, November 20, 2008

Driest Month of the Year?


The first 2/3 of the month of November have been drier than normal... and by quite a bit. The totals to the left are in the liquid form. We've recorded less than an inch of precipitation, which puts us almost 3/4 of an inch below the bar. Gazing out over the next 7 days, I see at least 6 of which could be staying mostly dry. Our only shot at any measurable precipitation over the next week comes late Sunday night and into Monday. This storm system could start off as a little bit of rain before it switches over into light snow. I wouldn't expect anything over 1/4 of an inch, which means we won't be making up that deficit anytime soon. If our precipitation total stays below 1.14", it will become the driest month of the year by barely beating out January.

If you are wondering about snowfall measurements for November, I've got those numbers as well. Thus far this month, the Rockford International Airport has only picked up 0.2" of snow. That is 1.5" below the amount that we typically should have shoveled by this time of year. -ADAM

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