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We had 3.5” of rain here in south central Texas last night. That will push our rainfall total for the year past the 21” mark. So I am officially declaring the drought over. This announcement comes from the Rooster Institute of Meteorlogical Studies. This is some very welcome news for the region which has been so dry for a few years now.
Back in 2002, near the 4th of July, we had record rains. The rainfall total for my neighborhood was 20” over a four day period. That’s about 2/3 of the average yearly rainfall for the area. Since that time rain has been sparodic and most of the time not plentiful enough. But now that has changed.
The Edwards Aquifer will reach 680’ in the next day or two. That is 30’ above mandatory conservation measures. It will be hard to have enough dry weather during the summer to get the aquifer level down to 650’ and the mandatory conservation measures. So the rain has done the aquifer good also.
Of course, the yard and garden loves the precipitation. That is key also. My garden looks great this year. I may have a few more problems with weeds, but I will take that problem anyday instead of not having enough water. The garden is off to a good start and will have a better chance of staying healthy if we can continue to get rain.
There will be some brutally hot days coming up. We normally have temps close to 100° for long stretches and a few days during the summer get over 100%. We can also have extended periods with little or no rain. We will have to see how all that plays out during this summer.
We will take what we have gotten up to this point. The rainfall totals are adequate. The aquifer is doing fine. The yard and garden is looking great. Lets hope it stays that way.
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