Not a peep.

I wonder what the long-term average rainfall pattern is for any given state. I have looked it up for my own and it had some surprises, but most of it was what I would expect.

For people interested in drought data (in addition to just arguing about it) Google "Modified Palmer Drought Index". The site is user hostile but you'll probably figure it out.

The index is more than rainfall alone and provides a more comprehensive view of drought from an agricultural perspective.

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Interesting stuff, this Palmer Index.

I was sitting on the porch one evening last week, glass of bourbon in hand, reflecting on the lack of rain here and what would cause such a thing...then it hit me like ton of bricks: la Nina!!! In the winter, most of our moisture comes out of the eastern Pacific. The rain is triggered by cold fronts from the northern tier, lifting the unstable air Pacific mass. No moisture in the air is because of lower Pacific water temps...so, I looked it up and sure as hell, eastern Pacific water temps are -.7C from average and have been that way for about 3 months now. I also read that it takes 5 months of .5C below average water temps for it to qualify as a la Nina event.

La Nina or not, we've installed a patented pivot irrigation system in the front clover patch and are running liquid gold (rural water) onto it. And, I'm almost done with Frankenstein's water trailer (400gal military potable water tank on a mil generator trailer with 5hp pump and spray/fire accessories).

By Dog, I'm gonna have some clover even if it hair-lips the Pope.

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