drought-status-ny
Drought is pretty bad downstate, most of Upstate is fairly dry though that my very much so change come next week.
Rain
The thunderstorm
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.
Delmar Impervious Soils
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.
Average Summer Precipation
A Break in the Rain
Had some rain earlier then it stopped. But I'm sure it will be back.
Average Precipation In US
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
Rain
Mostly to the south and west of Albany, at least for now.