I never realized how wet the deep south really is compared to New England. But I'm guessing that's due to the hurricanes that often strike in the Gulf of Mexico.
Data Source: Department of Interior, Climate Divisions. This is a coverage of climate divisions from the National Climatic Data Center. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/climate-divisions
Between 1961 and 1990, the Tug Hill Plateau and Eastern Adirondacks averaged 65 inches of precipitation a year. This is the wettest part of the state. In contrast, the Finger Lakes region of the state only receives about 35 inches a year on average. http://cugir.mannlib.cornell.edu/datatheme.jsp?id=164
And that's tonight's final post. Stay dry and take it slow out on the roads, as it's really coming down.
The thunder rumbled while I was in the swimming hole,
crack boom bang,
I headed back to camp when I saw the lightning,
Under the tarp,
Rumble, rumble.
The storm never came that close,
But it started to rain,
Not that hard.
So I sat and watched.
The rain picked up,
The 5 gallon bucket next to the tarp
Filled up.
And then it stopped,
much like it started.
I went for another swim.
With more rain expected this weekend, I thought it would be interesting to make a quick map of the Impervious souls (blacktop and concrete), along with stormwater outfalls in Delmar.
